Umständige Geographische Beschreibung der zu allerletzt erfundenen Provintz Pensylvaniae
Subtitle: in denen End-Gräntzen Americae in der West-Welt gelegen
By: durch Franciscum Danielem Pastorium, J.V. Lic. und Friedens Richtern daselbsten. ; Worbey angehencket sind einige notable Begebenheiten, und Bericht-Schreiben an dessen Herrn vattern Melchiorem Adamum Pastorium, und andere gute Freunde
Contributors: Pastorius, Melchior Adam, 1624-1702; Penn, William, 1644-1718; Paskell, Thomas
Publisher: Zufinden bey Andreas Otto
Published: 1700
Place of publication: Franckfurt und Leipzig
Language: ger
Number of pages: 140
Subjects: Description and travel; North American languages; Pennsylvania Dutch; Indian linguistics; Germans; History
Notes: "Zum Beschluss Folget des Eigen-Herrns und Ober-Haupts dieser Provintz selbst concepirte, und an seine-Freunde übersandte Beschreibung, deren Umstände notabel zu lesen sind", p. [121]-140, has divisional title page and is a slightly condensed reprint of: Beschreibung der in America neu-erfundenen Provinz Pensylvanien / by William Penn, first printed in Hamburg, 1684, the original texts of which were first printed under titles: A letter from William Penn poprietary [sic] and governour of Pennsylvania in America, to the Committee of the Free Society of Traders, London, 1683, and An abstract of a letter from Thomas Paskell, London, 1683.

Pages 80-81 contain various specimens of an unidentified Indian language or languages. The Indian tribes who were living in Pennsylvania were the Lenape, Iroquois, Shawnee, Erie, Munsee, Susquehannock, and the Nanticoke.

Signatures: )( A-H (A1, H5 versos blank) I

Woodcut head and tail pieces; initials.

Palmer, P.M. German works on America, 370.

Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 226.

Baer, E. Seventeenth century Maryland, 208.

Vail, R.W.G. Old frontier, 287.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 700/212.

JCB Lib. cat., 1675-1700, 422.