New Starr of the North, shining upon the Victorious King of Sweden
By: [By Alexander Gill, the younger].
Contributors: Droeshout, Martin, 1601-ca. 1650.; Goad, Thomas, 1576-1638.
Publisher: Printed by Augustine Mathewes for Robert Milbourne, and are to be sold at the Signe of the Greyhound in Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1632
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Gustaf -- II Adolf, -- King of Sweden, -- 1594-1632.
Notes: Portrait, engraved by M. Droeshout, facing title-page: 'Gustavus Adolphus King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Great Prince of Finland &etc.' STC has note, while entering this work under Alexander Gil, the Younger: 'Authorship is attributed to 'Dr. Goad', i.e. T. Goad? in a letter of 23 Jan. 1632 from H. Jacie (Jessey) to J. Winthrop, jun., in which Jacie also mentions the later ed. (11879.6) w. Gil's verses'; the DNB enters Gil under 'Gill'.

The engraver of the portrait is probably Martin Droeshout, 'le jeune, né à Londres en 1601, mort après 1650 (Ec. Ang.) [Bénézit]

STC11879.4  [Anr. issue (of 11879.2), w.tp partly reset].