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Thomas, Gabriel, fl. 1682-1698.

Continuatio der Beschreibung der Landschafft Pensylvaniae an denen End-Gräntzen Americae.

Frankfurt and Leipzig: Andreas Otto, 1702

Physical Description: 2 p.l., 40 p., 1 l., [4], 58 p. : front. (double map) ; 16 cm. (8vo)

Call number: D702/ T456c

Accession number: 07725

Notes: Includes a small farewell speech in the Delaware language followed by its German language translation on p. 36, 2nd count. A continuation of Francis Pastorius, Umständige geographische Beschreibung der ... Provintz Pensylvaniae, first published, Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1700. Translation from Thomas, An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania, London, 1698, with omission of part relating to West New Jersey. 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. "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.

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Languages: Delaware

Genre: Specimen

Region: North America