An edition of The first three English books on America (1885)

The first three English books on America <?1511>-1555 A. D..

Being chiefly translations, compilations, &c., by Richard Eden, from the writings, maps, &c. of Pietro Martire, of Anghiera (1455-1526) ... Sebastian Münster, the cosmographer (1489-1552) ... Sebastian Cabot, of Bristol (1474-1557) ... with extracts, &c., from the works of other Spanish, Italian and German writers of the time.

by Edward Arber

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An edition of The first three English books on America (1885)

The first three English books on America <?1511>-1555 A. D..

Being chiefly translations, compilations, &c., by Richard Eden, from the writings, maps, &c. of Pietro Martire, of Anghiera (1455-1526) ... Sebastian Münster, the cosmographer (1489-1552) ... Sebastian Cabot, of Bristol (1474-1557) ... with extracts, &c., from the works of other Spanish, Italian and German writers of the time.

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1 The first three English books on America.: (?1511)-1555 A.D. Being chiefly translations, compilations, &c., by Richard Eden, from the writings, maps, &c., of Pietro Martire, of Anghiera (1455-1526), Sebastian Münster, the cosmographer (1489-1552), Sebastian Cabot, of Bristol (1474-1557) with extracts, &c., from the works of other Spanish, Italian, and German writers of the time. 1971, Kraus Reprint in English	zzzz Not in Library
2 The first three English books on America: <?1511>-1555 A.D. 1971, Kraus Reprint Co. in English	zzzz Not in Library
3 The first three English books on America.: <?1511>-1555 A.D. Being chiefly translations, compilations, &c., by Richard Eden, from the writings, maps, &c., of Pietro Martire, of Anghiera (1455-1526) Sebastian Münster, the cosmographer (1489-1552) Sebastian Cabot, of Bristol (1474-1557) with extracts, &c., from the works of other Spanish, Italian, and German writers of the time. 1895, A. Constable and co.	bbbb Read Listen
4 The first three English books on America: <?1511>-1555 A.D. : being chiefly translations, compilation, etc. 1885, [Printed by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh] in English	bbbb Read Listen
5 The first three English books on America <?1511>-1555 A. D..: Being chiefly translations, compilations, &c., by Richard Eden, from the writings, maps, &c. of Pietro Martire, of Anghiera (1455-1526) ... Sebastian Münster, the cosmographer (1489-1552) ... Sebastian Cabot, of Bristol (1474-1557) ... with extracts, &c., from the works of other Spanish, Italian and German writers of the time. 1885, [Printed by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh] in English	aaaa Read Listen Libraries near you: WorldCat

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To the reader.

Preface.

The first English book on America: Of the newe lands and of ye people founde by the messengers of the kyngs of portyngale named Emanuel.

Of the. X. dyuers nacyons crystened. Of pope Iohn and his landes and of the costely keyes and wonders molodyes that in that lande is. <Antwerp, ?1511>

The life and labours of Richard Eden.

Edition Notes

With reprints of original title-pages.

Half-title (p. 1-2): "Richard Eden's contribution to our literature ..."

Preface contains an account of the earliest English voyages to America.

The second English book on America: A treatyse of the newe India, with other new founde landes and Ilandes, aswell eastwarde as westwarde, as they are knowen and found in these oure dayes, after the description of Sebastian Munster in his boke of vniversall Cosmographie ... Translated out of Latin into Englishe. By Rycharde Eden.

The third English book on America: The decades of the newe worlde or west India, conteynying the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and Ilandes lately founde in the west Ocean perteynying to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne ... Written in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyre of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.

Londini, In ædibus Guilhelmi Powell. Anno. 1555.

Index of personal names and names of places, chiefly outside Europe.

Published in: Birmingham
Genre: Early accounts to 1600.
Other Titles: Of the newe landes and of ye people founde ...

Classifications

Library of Congress: E141 .A65

The Physical Object

Pagination: xlviii, 408 p.
Number of pages: 408

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL24177519M
Internet Archive: cu31924020424234
LCCN: 02007702
OCLC/WorldCat: 1306228

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The first three English books on America <?1511>-1555 A. D..

by Edward Arber