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Of the newe lãdes and of ye people founde by the messengers of the kynge of portäygale named Emmanuel : of the .X. dyuers nacyons crystened : of pope Johñ and his landes and of the costely keyes and wonders molodyes that in that lande is.

0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English

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Black letter. Title within ornamental border. Woodcuts below title, 4 on verso of t.p., 24 in text, 1 below colophon, 1 on verso of last leaf, and 1 double plate. Collation of original: 24 leaves. At end of text: Written in oure holy pallys in the byrth of my selfe. v hõdred and seuen. Colophon: Emprenteth by me Johñ of Doesborowe. For description cf. Harrisse, Bibl. amer. vetus., no. 116 (where date of publication is given as 1521 or 1522); also, Arber, The first three English books on America (where this is said to be the second relating to America, and the first in which the name America is used, altho' it is printed "Armenica". cf. first page of text, line 21) Arber assigns date of publication as not later than 1511. One of 10 photostat copies reproduced from the original in the British Museum, January, 1922. The size is considerably reduced in reproduction. Originally published: [Antwerp : Johñ of Doesborowe, 1522?]. Book.

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