A paradox
Subtitle: Prooving that the inhabitants of the isle called Madagascar, or St. Laurence, (in temporall things) are the happiest people in the world. Whereunto is prefixed, a briefe and true description of that island: the nature of the climate, and condition of the inhabitants, and their speciall affection to the English above other nations. With most probable arguments of a hopefull and fit plantation of a colony there, in respect of the fruitfulnesse of the soyle, the benignity of the ayre, and the relieving of our English ships, both to and from the East-Indies. By Wa: Hamond.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 1274:4.
Publisher: Printed [by J. Raworth, B. Alsop, T. Fawcet, and M. Parsons] for Nathaniell Butter
Published: 1640
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Madagascar -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Paradoxe. Prouing that the inhabitants of the island called Madagascar, or St. Laurence, (in temporall things) are the happiest people in the world.; Paradoxe. Proving that the inhabitants of the island called Madagascar, or St. Laurence, (in temporall things) are the happiest people in the world.
Notes: "Raworth pr[inted]. A-B, Alsop & Fawcet D-E, Parsons F"--STC.

"A paradoxe. Prouing that the inhabitants of the island called Madagascar, or St. Lawrence, (in temporall things) are the happiest people in the world" has separate divisional title on D1r.

Signatures: A-B⁴ D-F⁴ (-A1).

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

STC (2nd ed.) 12735.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1972. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1274:04).