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America painted to the life. The true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery, to these later times. As also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts; with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance, from the year 1628. to 1658. Declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates. More especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England, and Berbadoes.

Title: America painted to the life. The true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery, to these later times. As also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts; with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance, from the year 1628. to 1658. Declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates. More especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England, and Berbadoes. Publisht by Ferdinando Gorges, esq; ...
Author: Gorges, Ferdinando, 1629-1718.
Publication: London, Printed for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhil, 1659.

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Additional Authors

Bowker, Francis, active 1779.

Description

4 pt. in 1 v. map., pl.; 18 x 14 cm.

Subject

Note

Pt. [3] is merely a reissue, with new t.-p. and preface, of Edward Johnson's History of New England, London, 1654, and has same running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sions Saviour, in New England.
"Gorges has been ... blamed for ... appropriating Johnson's 'Wonder-working Providence' [of Sion's Saviour in New England] published by N. Brooke in 1654 ... We are now ... enabled to explain this matter and clear Gorges of the imputation ... Johnson's book belonged to Brooke, and not being swift of sale, after four years, when publishing Gorges' book, he took upon himself the responsibility of working ... off his dead stock. As soon as Gorges found out this trick of his publisher he inserted in the 'Mercurius Publicus', newspaper of the 13th Sept. 1660, the following 'Advertisement. I, Ferdinando Gorges, the entituled author of a late book, called 'America painted to the life', am injured in that additional part, called 'Sion's Saviour in New England,' (as written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges [publisht since his decease, by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges esquire];) that being none of his, and formerly printed in another name, the true owner'."-Henry Stevens, Stevens's historical collections, 1881, pt. 1, p. 36.
Four works (the third and the fourth printed separately), each with separate pagination. At end, a "general table". Second, third and fourth parts each has special t.-p.

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Sabin
JCB
Church

Contents

[pt. 1] America painted to the life ... Publisht by Ferdinando Gorges, esq. ... [running title: A description of New-England] 1659.--[pt. 2] A briefe narration of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into the parts of America ... Written by ... Sir Ferdinando Gorges ... [running title: A description of New-England] 1658.--[pt. 3] America painted to the life. A true history ... of the advancement of plantations into those parts ... Written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges ... Publisht ... by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges ... [running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sion's Saviour, in New England] 1658.--[pt. 4] America painted to the life. The history of the Spaniards proceedings in America ...

Call Number

*KC 1659 (Gorges, F. America painted to the life)

LCCN

rc 27000026 /rev

OCLC

33875442

Author

Gorges, Ferdinando, 1629-1718.

Title

America painted to the life. The true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery, to these later times. As also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts; with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance, from the year 1628. to 1658. Declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates. More especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England, and Berbadoes. Publisht by Ferdinando Gorges, esq; ...

Imprint

London, Printed for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhil, 1659.

Indexed In:

Sabin 28020

JCB, 1919, III, 12-13

Church 559

Local Note

Copy 1: Leaf 4 (blank?) wanting.

Copy 1: With bookplate of Thos. Jolley.

Copy 1: Lenox Collection.

Copy 2: Imperfect: plate and leaf 4 (blank?) wanting.

Copy 2: Stuart Collection.

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Added Author

Bowker, Francis, active 1779.

Research Call Number

*KC 1659 (Gorges, F. America painted to the life) Copy 1

Stuart *KC 1659 (Gorges, F. America painted to the life) Copy 2

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