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  A description of New England: or The obseruations, and discoueries, of Captain Iohn Smith (admirall of that country) in the north of America, in the year of our Lord 1614 with the successe of sixe ships, that went the next yeare 1615; and the accidents befell him among the French men of warre: with the proofe of the present benefit this countrey affoords: whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone to make further tryall.
  Date of publication:
  1616
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631. ; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.
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  With an additional leaf of Prince Charles's new names for New England places. Variant: lacking this leaf. The map has heading "New England", imprint "London printed by Geor: Low [or "Iames Reeue"]"; most states dated 1614. ...
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  A map of Virginia VVith a description of the countrey, the commodities, people, government and religion. VVritten by Captaine Smith, sometimes governour of the countrey. Whereunto is annexed the proceedings of those colonies, since their first departure from England, with the discourses, orations, and relations of the salvages, and the accidents that befell them in all their iournies and discoveries. Taken faithfully as they were written out of the writings of Doctor Russell. Tho. Studley. Anas Todkill. Ieffra Abot. Richard Wiefin. Will. Phettiplace. Nathaniel Povvell. Richard Pots. And the relations of divers other diligent observers there present then, and now many of them in England. By VV.S.
  Date of publication:
  1612
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631. ; Symonds, William, 1556-1616? ; Abbay, Thomas. ; Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver.
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  W.S. = William Symonds. Edited by Thomas Abbay, who initials the introduction to part 1 and signs that to part 2. The map has title "Virginia" and is signed "grauen by William Hole 1606". For the various states see Sabin ...
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  A sea grammar vvith the plaine exposition of Smiths Accidence for young sea-men, enlarged. Diuided into fifteene chapters: what they are you may partly conceiue by the contents. Written by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes gouernour of Virginia, and admirall of Nevv-England.
  Date of publication:
  1627
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631. ; Smith, John, 1580-1631. Sea-mans grammar.
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  An enlarged and rearranged version of "An accidence". Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in Virginia since the first planting of that collony, which is now resident in the south part thereof, till the last returne from thence written by Captaine Smith [Cor]one[ll] of the said collony, to a worshipfull friend of his in England.
  Date of publication:
  1608
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631.
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  Running title: Newes from Virginia. Signatures: [pi]¹ A-E⁴. T.p. contains illustration. Includes fascimile t.p. Imperfect: t.p. defaced with slight loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library ...
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  Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England, or any where. Or, The path-way to experience to erect a plantation With the yearely proceedings of this country in fishing and planting, since the yeare 1614. to the yeare 1630. and their present estate. Also how to prevent the greatest inconveniences, by their proceedings in Virginia, and other plantations, by approved examples. With the countries armes, a description of the coast, harbours, habitations, land-markes, latitude and longitude: with the map, allowed by our royall King Charles. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admirall of Nevv-England.
  Date of publication:
  1631
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631. ; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.
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  Running title reads: Advertisements for the unexperienced, or the path-way to erect a plantation. The map has title "New England", imprint "London printed by Iames Reeue", and is signed "Simon Passæus sculpsit". For the ...
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  An accidence or The path-way to experience Necessary for all young sea-men, or those that are desirous to goe to sea, briefly shewing the phrases, offices, and words of command, belonging to the building, ridging, and sayling, a man of warre; and how to manage a fight at sea. Together with the charge and duty of every officer, and their shares: also the names, vveight, charge, shot, and powder, of all sorts of great ordnance. With the vse of the petty tally. Written by Captaine Iohn Smith sometimes governour of Virginia, and admirall of New England.
  Date of publication:
  1626
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631.
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  Printer's name from STC. Running title reads: An accidence for yong sea-men. The last leaf is blank. Dedication on A2r: "To all the Right Honorable and most generous lords in England, and others". Variant: dedication to ...
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  Nevv Englands trials Declaring the successe of 26. ships employed thither within these sixe yeares: with the benefit of that countrey by sea and land: and how to build threescore sayle of good ships, to make a little navie royall. Written by Captaine Iohn Smith.
  Date of publication:
  1620
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631.
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  Signatures: [A]² B-C⁴. The dedication is in one of four states: (1) text begins "To the consideration .."; dedication to (a) worthy adventers or (b) fish-mongers; (2) dedication is a cancel; text begins "The great worke ...
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  The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning. an⁰: 1584. to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England.
  Date of publication:
  1624
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631. ; Barra, John, ca. 1574-1634, engraver.
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  Largely a collected edition of his "A description of New England", "A map of Virginia", "New Englands trials", and "A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in Virginia since the first ...
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  The sea-mans grammar and dictionary explaining all the difficult terms in navigation : and the practical navigator and gunner : in two parts / by Captain John Smith, sometimes governour of Virginia, and admiral of New England.
  Date of publication:
  1691
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631.
  Description:
  "I. Most plain and easie directions to build, rigg, yard and mast any ship whatsoever ... II. An abstract of the art of gunnery ... and an appendix how ... to take heights, depths and distances ... " Includes index. ...
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  The true travels, adventures, and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith, in Europe, Asia, Affrica, and America, from anno Domini 1593. to 1629 His accidents and sea-fights in the straights; his service and stratagems of warre in Hungaria, Transilvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, against the Turks, and Tartars ... After how he was taken prisoner by the Turks, sold for a slave ... and escaped ... Together with a continuation of his generall History of Virginia, Summer-Iles, New England, and their proceedings, since 1624. to this present 1629; as also of the new plantations of the great river of the Amazons, the iles of St. Christopher, Mevis, and Barbados in the West Indies. All written by actuall authours, whose names you shall finde along the history.
  Date of publication:
  1630
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, John, 1580-1631. ; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.
  Description:
  Printer's and publisher's names from STC. With a coat of arms on title page verso signed "T Cecill scul". A variant has this illustration printed on a separate leaf. The plate has imprint: London printed by James Reeue. ...
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