Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, welche newlich von den Engelländern, so im Jahr 1585
Subtitle: vom Herrn Reichard Greinuile, einem von der Ritterschafft, in gemeldte Landschafft die zubewohnen geführet waren, ist erfunden worden, in Vorlegung H. Walter Ralegh, Ritter vnd Obersten dess Zinnbergwercks, auss Vergünstigung der Durchleuchtigsten vnd Vnvberwindlichsten, Elisabeth, Königin in Engelland, &c
By: Erstlich in Engelländischer Spraach beschrieben durch Thomam Hariot, vnd newlich durch Christ. P. in Teutsch gebracht. Jetzt widerumb vberschen, vnd zum drittenmal in Truck gegeben
Contributors: White, John, active 1585-1593; Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598; Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623
Edition: Third edition
Series: Great voyages -- pt. 1.; Great voyages -- pt. 1.
Publisher: Bey Hieronymo Gallern, in Vorlegung Johann. Theodori de Bry
Published: 1620
Place of publication: Gedruckt zu Oppenheim
Language: ger
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Indians of North America; Pictorial works; Picts; Description and travel; History
Other titles: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, welche newlich von den Engelländern, so im Jahr 1585.
Work titles: Briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia
Notes: Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.

First German edition of this part printed in Frankfurt am Main, 1590.

Constitutes the first part of the third German edition of Theodor de Bry's Great voyages, printed in fourteen parts, in Latin, German, French, and English, in Frankfurt am Main, Oppenheim, and Hanau from 1590-1644, and the Elenchus, an outline of the thirteen Latin parts, published by Matthias Merian in Frankfurt am Main in 1634.

This work had been identified as the first part of the third German edition of the Great voyages by Church.

German translation of: A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia / by Thomas Harriot, first printed London, 1588.

"Warhafftige Contrafacturen und Gebräuch der Innwohnern der jenigen Landschafft in America, welche Virginia ist genennet worden den Engelländern, die auss befelch dess Gestrengen Herrn Waltheri Ralegh, von der Ritterschafft, vnd Obersten vber das Zinnwerck in Cornwall vnd Exonien, durch gnädigste vergünstigung der Vnvberwindtlichsten Königin in Engelland, &c. Elisabeth, im Jahr 1585. die newe Landschafften zu erkündigen aussgezogen seynd. Alles auff das aller fleissigst erkundigt, vnd auff das artlichst abconträfeyt von Johann With, welcher der vrfach halben in diese Landschafft, im Jahr 1585. vnd 1588. ist geschickt worden: vnd hernacher in Kupffer gestrochen, vnd erstlich in Truck verfertigt durch Theodorum de Bry", p. [2-3], 2nd count, has separate dated title page with imprint: Gedruckt zu Oppenheim bey Hieronymo Gallern. In Vorlegung Johann-Theodor de Bry. Anno M DC XIX.

"Etliche Contrafeyt der Völcker, genant Picten, die vorzeiten einen Kreiss in Engellant inegehabt haben", p. [9-10], 2nd count, has divisional title page.

Signatures: A-G⁴ (A1, E1, E3 verso blank) H⁶ I-M⁴ (L1, M4 versos blank)

Fully engraved and illustrated title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials.

Contains 30 leaves of plates which are numbered I-XXII following p. [2-3], 2nd count, one of which is a double map of Virginia with the names of the native tribes and their locations, one double and one double folded, most of which are printed on recto only with descriptive letterpress text and some which have the images printed on recto and verso, and which are signed and E-G⁴ H⁶ I-M⁴; plates XVII is printed on the verso of the image of plate XVI and the descriptive text to plate XVIII is printed on the verso of the right side of the image of plate XVIII; plates numbered I-V follow p. [8-9], 2nd count, and contain illustrations of the mysterious people known as the Picts, which are printed on recto only, and are signed L2-4 and M1-2.

The plate of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, engraved by Theodor de Bry, is considered by Church to be not only leaf E3 but also plate [I] following "Warhafftige Contrafacturen und Gebräuch der Innwohnern der jenigen Landschafft in America", p. [2-3], 2nd count; here it is not counted as a plate.

Church, E.D.  Discovery, 178.

Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 149.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 387.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 620/76.