The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles…

Artist/Maker
Smith, John __author
Place Made
London Great Britain
Date Made
1632
Medium
paper –ink –leather
Dimensions
HOA:10 7/8″;WOA: 7 1/2
Accession Number
5851.1
Description
John Smith’s General History relates the story of Jamestown in the words of one of its settlers. The book also includes accounts of Smith’s explorations in New England and the Summer Islands, present day Bermuda. Bound in to the volume are copies of Smith’s maps of Virginia and New England and scenes of the English settlements on Bermuda. Also bound in is a plate of images showing Captain Smith’s encounters with the Pamunkey Indians, including one scene in which “King Powhatan commands C:Smith to be slayne (until) his daughter Pokahontas begs (for) his life”.
Credit Line
Partial Gift of Thomas A. Gray in memory of Ann P. and Bahnson Gray Funding: Gray Purchase Fund. (acc. 22195_TAG 258)