"The True Travels, Adventures and Observations of Captaine John Smith" — 1819 reprint of 1629 book

Full title: The True Travels, Adventures and Observations of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America; Beginning About the Yeere 1593, and Continued to this Present 1629; [and] The General Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Iles, with the Names of the Adventures, Planters, and Governours from Their First Beginning, 1584 to This Present 1626. Published in Richmond by Franklin Press in 1819. 2 volumes.

Originally printed in London in 1629, this book tells the history of the settlement of the colony in Virginia and the narrative of the adventures of one of Capt. John Smith

Each volume includes finely executed wood engravings including two large foldouts: One features nine action-packed panels drawn from Smith’s travels—depicting battles, daring escapes, and encounters across continents and the second is a striking wood-engraved map of Virginia, adapted from Smith’s own original chart, complete with detailed insets of Native American villages and scenes. This is very similar to a fabulous hand-colored map we offered a few months ago.

Volume 1 also includes a frontispiece portrait of Captain John Smith and volume 2 includes the engraving of Smith’s personal crest, underscoring the status and pride with which he viewed his accomplishments.

Note that the light green paper in the upper left-hand corner of one of the fold out illustrations is a repair. 

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