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A brief description of New-York: Formerly called New-Netherlands. With the places thereunto adjoyning. Together with the manner of its scituation, fertility of the soyle, healthfulness of the climate, and the commodities thence produced. Also some directions and advice to such as shall go thither: an account of what commodities they shall take with them; the profit and pleasure that may accrew to them thereby. Likewise a brief relation of the customs of the Indians there.

Title: A brief description of New-York: Formerly called New-Netherlands. With the places thereunto adjoyning. Together with the manner of its scituation, fertility of the soyle, healthfulness of the climate, and the commodities thence produced. Also some directions and advice to such as shall go thither: an account of what commodities they shall take with them; the profit and pleasure that may accrew to them thereby. Likewise a brief relation of the customs of the Indians there. By Daniel Denton.
Author: Denton, Daniel.
Publication: London, Printed for John Hancock, at the first shop in Popes-Head-Alley in Cornhil at the three Bibles, and William Bradley at the three Bibles in the Minories, 1670.

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Description

2 p. l., 21 p.; 4to.

Subjects

Note

The first separate account of New York printed in English.

Indexed In (note)

Sabin
N.Y.P.L. Bulletin

Call Number

*KC 1670 (Denton, D. Brief description of New-York)

LCCN

03015625

OCLC

7254308

Author

Denton, Daniel.

Title

A brief description of New-York: Formerly called New-Netherlands. With the places thereunto adjoyning. Together with the manner of its scituation, fertility of the soyle, healthfulness of the climate, and the commodities thence produced. Also some directions and advice to such as shall go thither: an account of what commodities they shall take with them; the profit and pleasure that may accrew to them thereby. Likewise a brief relation of the customs of the Indians there. By Daniel Denton.

Imprint

London, Printed for John Hancock, at the first shop in Popes-Head-Alley in Cornhil at the three Bibles, and William Bradley at the three Bibles in the Minories, 1670.

Indexed In:

Sabin 19611 Copy 1

N.Y.P.L. Bulletin, 1924, v. 28, p. 599-604 Copy 1

Local Note

Copy 1: This copy has two variations in type from the title-page of the Lenox copy: line 9, soyle, with the comma above the line; line 17, Likewise, with space between the first two letters. Both copies have a hyphen between Popes-Head, in the imprint.

Copy 2: With the last line of the imprint: in the Minories. 1670., cut off; comma at end of line 9, and Likewise, correctly printed.

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*KC 1670 (Denton, D. Brief description of New-York)

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