The history of Virginia, in four parts : I. The history of the first settlement of Virginia, and the government thereof, to the year 1706 : II. The natural productions and conveniences of the country, suited to trade and improvement : III. The native Indians, their religion, laws, and customs, in war and peace : IV. The present state of the country, as to the polity of the government, and the improvements of the land, the 10th of June 1702 / by a native and inhabitant of the place.

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Creator:: Beverley, Robert, approximately 1673–1722
Title(s):: The history of Virginia, in four parts : I. The history of the first settlement of Virginia, and the government thereof, to the year 1706 : II. The natural productions and conveniences of the country, suited to trade and improvement : III. The native Indians, their religion, laws, and customs, in war and peace : IV. The present state of the country, as to the polity of the government, and the improvements of the land, the 10th of June 1702 / by a native and inhabitant of the place.
Edition:: The second edition, revis'd and enlarg'd by the author.
Published/Created:: London : Printed for F. Fayram and J. Clarke at the Royal-Exchange, and T. Bickerton in Pater-Noster-Row, 1722.
Physical Description:: [8], 284, [28] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
F229 .B48 1722
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1167546
Classification:: Books
Notes:: With an additional titlepage, engraved, which attributes the work to R. B., that is, Robert Beverley.
With a final 'table' of contents, and 2 advertisement leaves.
Leaf T8 is a cancel, signed with an asterisk.
First published in 1705 as The history and present state of Virginia, in four parts.
Frontispiece after Simon Gribelin.
BEIN CL5 20 Copy 2: 1 plate wanting.
English short title catalogue, T71204
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 5113
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary full tan sprinkled calf. Bookplates: W. S. Ahern; Robert L. Parrish. Autograph: Ever. Buckworth, 1763.
Subject Terms:: Ahern, W. S. -- Bookplate.
Buckworth, Ever. -- Autograph.
Indians of North America -- Virginia.
Parrish, Robert L. -- Bookplate.
Slavery -- Virginia.
Virginia -- Description and travel.
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Form/Genre:: Engravings -- 1722.
Contributors:: Bickerton, Thomas, publisher.
Fayram, Francis, publisher.
Clarke, John, -1765, publisher.
Gribelin, Simon, 1661 or 1662-1733, engraver.
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