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Arber, Edward, 1836-1912
Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576
Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. fmo sgn
Title
The first three English books on America <?1511>-1555 A. D.. Being chiefly translations, compilations, &amp,c., by Richard Eden, from the writings, maps, &amp,c. of Pietro Martire, of Anghiera (1455-1526) ... Sebastian Münster, the cosmographer (1489-1552) ... Sebastian Cabot, of Bristol (1474-1557) ... with extracts, &amp,c., from the works of other Spanish, Italian and German writers of the time
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Birmingham [Printed by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh]
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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
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. --The life and labours of Richard Eden
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

Subjects: Eden, Richard, 1521?-1576
Language English
Publication date 1885
publication_date QS:P577,+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: cornell; americana
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cu31924020424234
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Internet Archive identifier: cu31924020424234
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