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WOOD, William. New Englands Prospect. A true, lively, and experimentall description of that part of America commonly called New England... Laying downe that which may both enrich the knowledge of the mind-travelling Reader, or benefit the future Voyager. London: Thomas Cotes for John Bellamie, 1635. 2 parts in one volume. 4o. Large WOODCUT FOLDING MAP (270 x 186 mm), with typeset heading above "The South part of New England, as it is Planted this yeare, 1635." (A few catchwords, signature marks, running titles and last line of D3 shaved, light browning.) 19th-century calf, sides stamped with gilt arms of "The Society of Writers to the Signet," g.e. (rebacked, with the old back strip laid down). Provenance: British Museum sale duplicate 1787 (ink stamp on verso of title); Society of Writers to the Signet (gilt stamp on covers). SECOND EDITION, reprinted from the first edition 1634. The map is the same as in the 1634 edition, but with reset heading. Little is kno
WOOD, William. New Englands Prospect. A true, lively, and experimentall description of that part of America commonly called New England... Laying downe that which may both enrich the knowledge of the mind-travelling Reader, or benefit the future Voyager. London: Thomas Cotes for John Bellamie, 1635. 2 parts in one volume. 4o. Large WOODCUT FOLDING MAP (270 x 186 mm), with typeset heading above "The South part of New England, as it is Planted this yeare, 1635." (A few catchwords, signature marks, running titles and last line of D3 shaved, light browning.) 19th-century calf, sides stamped with gilt arms of "The Society of Writers to the Signet," g.e. (rebacked, with the old back strip laid down). Provenance: British Museum sale duplicate 1787 (ink stamp on verso of title); Society of Writers to the Signet (gilt stamp on covers). SECOND EDITION, reprinted from the first edition 1634. The map is the same as in the 1634 edition, but with reset heading. Little is known about the author. He must have lived in New England, perhaps in Lynn from 1629 to 1633, but returned to London to publish New England Prospect. The first part relates to New England's geography, climate, vegetation and various plantations. The second part is a detailed description of the Indians of New England with a five-page glossary at the end. Sabin 105075; STC 25958.

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WOOD, William. New Englands Prospect. A true, lively, and experimentall description of that part of America commonly called New England... Laying downe that which may both enrich the knowledge of the mind-travelling Reader, or benefit the future Voyager. London: Thomas Cotes for John Bellamie, 1635. 2 parts in one volume. 4o. Large WOODCUT FOLDING MAP (270 x 186 mm), with typeset heading above "The South part of New England, as it is Planted this yeare, 1635." (A few catchwords, signature marks, running titles and last line of D3 shaved, light browning.) 19th-century calf, sides stamped with gilt arms of "The Society of Writers to the Signet," g.e. (rebacked, with the old back strip laid down). Provenance: British Museum sale duplicate 1787 (ink stamp on verso of title); Society of Writers to the Signet (gilt stamp on covers). SECOND EDITION, reprinted from the first edition 1634. The map is the same as in the 1634 edition, but with reset heading. Little is known about the author. He must have lived in New England, perhaps in Lynn from 1629 to 1633, but returned to London to publish New England Prospect. The first part relates to New England's geography, climate, vegetation and various plantations. The second part is a detailed description of the Indians of New England with a five-page glossary at the end. Sabin 105075; STC 25958.