America painted to the life : the true history of the Spaniards proceedings in the conquests of the Indians, and of their civil wars among themselves, from Columbus his first discovery to these later times : as also, of the original undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts, with a perfect relation of our English discoveries, shewing their beginning, progress and continuance from the year 1628 to 1658 : declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, maners, customs, military discipline, wars with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their towns and havens, the increase of their trading, with the names of their governors and magistrates : more especially, an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in Virginia, New England, and Berbadoes / publisht by Ferdinando Gorges ...

In 4 pts., each with separate t.p. and pagination. Pts. 2-4 are dated 1658.

Title of pt. 2: A briefe narration of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into the parts of America.

Pt. 3 is a reprint, with new t.p. and preface, of Edward Johnson's History of New-England, and has same running title: Wonder-working Providence of Sions Saviour, in New England. After publication, Gorges publicly accused the publisher of inserting it without his knowledge. Cf. Stevens, Henry. Steven's historical collections, 1881, pt. 1, p. 36.

Signatures: A⁴(-A4) B-P⁴, ²[A]² B-2G⁴ 2H², ³A² B-K⁴.

Wing (2nd ed.) G1302

LC copy imperfect: pt. 1 wants signatures A1-3, and both plates. Facsim. has been substituted for missing t.p. DLC

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