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Edition Notes
Virgules replaced by commas in title page transcriptions.
"Pensylvania 193" on title page should read: "Pensylvania 103"
Translation of: Historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania, and of West-New-Jersey in America, with the omission of the part relating to West-New-Jersey, first printed London, 1698. This translation omits the author's An historical description of the province and country of West-New-Jersey in America, which was issued with the London, 1698 edition.
Gabriel Thomas' work is a continuation of: Umständige geographische Beschreibung der zu allerletzt erfundenen Provintz Pensylvaniae, in denen End-Gräntzen Americae in der West-Welt gelegen / by Francis Daniel Pastorius, first printed Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1700.
"Curieuse Nachricht von Pensylvania in Norden-America, welche, auf Begehren guter Freunde, über vorgelegte 103. Fragen, bey seiner Abreiss aus Teutschland nach obigem Lande anno 1700. ertheilet, und nun anno 1702 in den Druck gegeben Worden. Von Daniel Falknern, Professore, Burgern und Pilgrim allda", p. [1-6], 1-8 [i.e. 58], 3rd and 4th counts, has special title page with imprint: Franckfurt und Leipzig, : zu finden bey Andreas Otto, Buchhändlern., Im Jahr Christi 1702. This work was also issued separately but here is issued together.
Includes a small farewell speech in the Delaware language followed by its German language translation on p. 36, 2nd count.
Signatures: A⁶ (A1 verso blank) B-C⁸ ²A-²C⁸ (²A1 verso blank) D⁸
"Pennsylvania and West Jersey", double map, is bound before first title page.
Woodcut head and tail pieces; initials.
Vail, R.W.G. Old frontier, 280n (Thomas)
Vail, R.W.G. Old frontier, 292 (Falckner)
Palmer, P.M. German books on America, 397 (Thomas)
Palmer, P.M. German books on America, 320 (Falckner)
Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 231(Thomas)
Baginsky, P. German works relating to America, 229 (Falckner)
Meynen, E. Pennsylvanien-Deutschen, 234 (Falckner)
Alden, J.E. European Americana, 702/188 (Thomas)
Alden, J.E. European Americana, 702/72 (Falckner)
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