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Daniel Denton (–1696)

Autore di A Brief Description of New-York: Formerly Called New-Netherlands, With the Places Thereunto Adjoyning, Together with the Manner of Its Scituation, Fertility- Relation of the Customs of the Indians

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A Brief Description of New-York, 1670 di Daniel Denton
In a slip-cover that has a picture of New York City from 1673. This is an almost replica edition of the original 1670 edition which is extremely rare. The introduction explains why this is not an exact replica; the original was horribly done, There are a couple images of the original pages, but the text was reset in a different font and most of the printing errors were corrected.
Printed in London in 1670, this was the first printed description in English of what would become New York City. The author's intent was to encourage others to come live there.… (altro)
 
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Mapguy314 | 1 altra recensione | Sep 10, 2021 |
A Brief Description of New-York: Formerly Called… di Daniel Denton
Westvaco is the West Virginia Paper Co., makers of fine papers. For 47 years, they did a special Christmas book each year that they distributed to their customers, all featuring works from American history or literature. They all include a decorated slipcover, fine endpapers and many have embossed images on the book covers. Some feature gilt edges and silk ribbon bookmarks. Although they had a limited press run the number is not stated nor are they numbered or signed.
 
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