Shelfmark
Ah.8.02(01)
Author
Title
A breife discovery or description of the most famous island of Madagascar or St. Laurence in Asia neare unto East-India : With relation of the healthfulnesse, pleasure, fertility and wealth of that country, comparable if not transcending all the easterne parts of the world, a very earthly paradise; a most fitting and desirable place, to settle an English colony and plantation there, rather then in any other part of the knowne world. Also the condition of the natives, there inhabiting, their affability, habit, weapons, and manner of living, the plenty, and cheapnesse of food, flesh, fish; and fowle, oringes and lemonds, sugar, amber-greece, gold, tortle-shels, and drugs and many other commodities fit for trade and commerce, to be had and gotten there at cheaper rates then in India or else where. Also trading from port to port all India and Asia over and the great profit gained thereby; the chiefest place in the world to inrich men by trade, ro [sic] and from India, Persia Moco, Achine, China, and other rich easterne kingdoms. It being the fittest place for a magazine or store-house of trade between Europe and Asia, farre exceeding all other plantations in America or else where. Also the excellent meanes and accommodation to fit the planters there, withall [sic] things needful and superfluous for back and belly ... By Richard Boothby, merchant.
Varying form of title
Briefe discovery or description of the most famous island of Madagascar or St. Laurence in Asia neare unto East-India
Varying form of title
Excellent encouragement for setling an English plantation at Madagascar in Asia
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed by E[dward]. G[riffin]. for Iohn Hardesty at the signe of the Black-spread Eagle in Duck-Lane, 1646.
Physical description
[12], 72, [2]p ; 4to.
Note
Previously Dh.6.3.
Note
Printer's name from ESTC.
Note
Running title reads: An excellent encouragement for setling an English plantation at Madagascar in Asia.
Note
With a final errata leaf.
Note
Bound with J. Cartwright "The preachers travels ...", 1611, T. James "The strange and dangerous voyage of Captaine Thomas Iames ...", 1633 and L. Foxe "North-west Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage ...", 1635.
Note
Final leaf = errata.
Note
Ms. annotations (John Robin's hand?).
Citation/references note
ESTC R200937; Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B3743; Thomason, E.342[17]
Additional physical form available
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1977. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Thomason Tracts; 55:E.342[17]).
Provenance
Label recording bequest to Eton by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Provenance
Signature: "John Robins" (front pastedown).
Binding
17th century blind-stamped calf.
Subject
Madagascar Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Griffin, Edward, ? - d. 1621 printer.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--name
Hardesty, John, fl. 1634 - 1648 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B10279