America: or An exact description of the West-Indies
Subtitle: more especially of those provinces which are under the dominion of the King of Spain.
By: Faithfully represented by N.N. Gent.
Contributors: Peake, Thomas.
Publisher: Printed by Ric. Hodgkinsonne for Edw. Dod ...
Published: 1655
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
Subjects: America -- Description and travel.; Latin America -- Description and travel.
Other titles: An exact description of the West-Indies.
Notes: Wing N26
Sabin 51678
Entered in the Stationers Register, July 6, 1655, by Thomas Peake. Cf. Sabin.
Pt. 2 has special title: "America: the second part. Containing the topographicall description of the several provinces, both of the northern and southern part: with some other observations incident thereunto: by N.N. Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne for E. Dod."
The first part includes the discovery of America by Columbus and Vespucius, with "some particular adventures made by the English into the parts of America." "Apparently written with the view of instigating the English to the conquest of the Spanish dominions in America"--Rich, Catalogue, 1832, p. 80.
For another issue (edition?) with the authorship statement beginning "Collected and faithfully reported ..." instead of "Faithfully represented ..." see Sabin 102816.
Signatures: A²⁻⁸B-2H⁸2I³.
Title within ornamental border; ornament on t.p.; initials; head-pieces; tail-piece.
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