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A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia: The 1590 Theodor de Bry Latin Edition
Thomas Hariot
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Paperback. Based on Theodor de Bry's 1590 edition of Thomas Hariot's book, this facsimile edition presents de Bry's engravings, based on John White's sixteenth-century watercolors, in their original hand-colored form. Accompanying the Latin facsimile is an English text. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 text & 86 facsimile illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WCS; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1188.
For more than 400 years, scholars from an array of disciplines have recognized Theodor de Bry's 1590 edition of Thomas Hariot's ""A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia"" as a book whose influence shaped contemporary European perceptions of North America, as well as subsequent research on that period for centuries to come. The book, upon which the present volume is based, is from the collections of the Library at the Mariners' Museum. It is extremely rare, containing hand-colored illustrations from the period, and is one of only three recorded copies with colored plates. This complete ... Read more
For more than 400 years, scholars from an array of disciplines have recognized Theodor de Bry's 1590 edition of Thomas Hariot's ""A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia"" as a book whose influence shaped contemporary European perceptions of North America, as well as subsequent research on that period for centuries to come. The book, upon which the present volume is based, is from the collections of the Library at the Mariners' Museum. It is extremely rare, containing hand-colored illustrations from the period, and is one of only three recorded copies with colored plates. This complete ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813926056
SKU
V9780813926056
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