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BLOME, RICHARD.
A Description of the Island of Jamaica, with the
other Isles and Territories in America, to which the English are Related.
3 fold-
ing maps; later armorial plate bound in as frontispiece. Small 8vo, later green morocco by
French of Garden City, NY, minor wear; maps tightly trimmed with some neatlines grazed,
internally clean.
London: T. Milbourn “and sold by the Book-sellers of London,” 1672
[7,000/10,000]
FIRST EDITION
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The first two extensive chapters are devoted to Jamaica and Barbados, while
the final 68 pages cover the various North American colonies. Includes three important maps,
most notably the first state of “A Draught of the Sea Coast and Rivers of Virginia, Maryland,
and New England,” which Burden describes as “the first English map to illustrate the middle
and north-eastern colonies.” Lake Champlain dominates the interior as “Lake of the
Herekoys” (Iroquois), while “Manhattans I.” is quite a bit thicker than we are accustomed to
seeing. The other maps depict the Carolinas and Jamaica. Burden 419-421; Cundall, Jamaica
267; European Americana 672/27; Handler, Barbados page 8; Sabin 5966 (another issue).
None known at auction since 1991.
