Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, welche newlich von den Engelländern, so im Jar 1585
Subtitle: vom Herrn Reichard Greinuile, einem von der Ritterschafft, in gemeldte Landschafft die zu bewohnen geführt waren, ist erfunden worden, in Verlegung H. Walter Raleigh, Ritter vnd Obersten dess Zinbergwercks, auss vergünstigung der Durchleuchtigsten vnnd Vnvberwindlichsten, Elizabeth, Königin in Engelland, &c
By: Erstlich in Engelländischer Sprach beschrieben durch Thomam Hariot, vnd newlich durch Christ. P. in Teutsch gebraucht. Mit Römischer Keys. Maiest. Freyheit auff vier Jar nicht nachzudrucken
Contributors: White, John, active 1585-1593; Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598
Edition: First edition
Series: Great voyages -- pt. 1.; Great voyages -- pt. 1.
Publisher: Bey Johann Wechel, in Verlegung Dieterich Bry.
Published: 1590
Place of publication: Gedruckt zu Franckfort am Mäyn
Language: ger
Number of pages: 43
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 Jar 1585.
Work titles: Briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia
Notes: Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcription.

Constitutes the first part, first issue of the first 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, first issue of the first German edition of the Great voyages by Church.

The first issue of the first part of the first editon can be distinguished by the German imprint supplied on a slip of paper which is pasted over the imprint of the first Latin edtion, which is visible through the slip.

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 Gebrauch Innwohner der jenigen Lamdschafft in America, welche Virginia ist genennet worden von den Engelländern, die auss befelch dess Gestrengen Herrn Waltheri Raleigh, von der Ritterschafft, vnnd Obersten vber das Zinnbergwerck in Cornwall vn[d] Exonien, durch gnädigste vergünstigung der Vnvberwindtlichsten Königin in Engelland, &c. Elisabeth, im Jar 1585. die newe Landschafften zu erkundigen aussgezogen seindt. Alles auff aller fleissigst erkundigt, vnd auff das artliechst abcontrafeyt von Johann With, welcher der vrsach halben in diese Landschafft, im Jar 1585. vnd 1588. ist geschickt worden: vnnd hernach in Kupffer gestrochen, vnd erstlich in Truck verfertigt durch Theodorum de Bry", p. [2-3], 2nd count, has divisional title page.

"Etliche Contrafeyt der Völcker, gennant Picten, die vorzeiten einen Kreyss in Engellandt innegehabt haben", p. [21-22], 2nd count, has divisional title page.

Signatures: a⁴ (a1 verso blank) b⁶ c⁴ d⁸ (d3 verso, d4 verso, d5 verso blank) A⁶ B-C⁸ D⁶ (D1, D6 blank) E⁸ F⁶ (F6 blank)

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

Contains 30 leaves of plates which are numbered I-XXIII 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 folded and one folded, the rest of which are printed on recto only with descriptive letterpress text, and which are signed [d8] and A⁶ B-C⁸ D⁶ E⁸ F⁶; plates numbered I-V follow p. [21-22], 2nd count, and contain illustrations of the mysterious people known as the Picts, which are printed on recto only, and are signed E⁸ and F1-2.

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 d6 but also plate [I] following "Warhafftige Contrafacturen und Gebrauch Innwohner der jenigen Lamdschafft in America", p. [2-3], 2nd count; here it is not counted as a plate. The double map of Virginia, bound between leaves d7 and d8, should be listed as plate [I] in Church.

John Carter Brown Library has all extant plates conforming to the first state of plates as described by Church.

Arents, G. Tobacco (Additions), 96.

Church, E.D.  Discovery, 176.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I: p. 386-387.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 590/34.