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A discourse of a discouerie for a new passage to Cataia.

[88] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 19 cm (4to) · Colophon, with printer's device of Richard Jones, reads: These bokes are to be solde at the shop of Richard Iones, at the vvest ende of Sainte Paules Church, betweene the Brasen Piller and the Lollards Tower · "George Gascoigne esquire to the reader", p. [3-18], has separate caption title · "A prophetical sonet of the same George Gascoine vpon the commendable trauaile which Sir Humfrey Gilbert hath disclosed in this worke", p. [19], has separate caption title and mentions Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Amerigo Vespucci · "A letter of Sir Humfrey Gilbert, knight, sent to his brother, Sir Iohn Gilbert, of Compton, in the countie of Deuon knight, concerning the discourse of this discouerie", p. [21-26], has separate caption title and is dated "the last of Iune, anno D. 1566" · "To proue a passage by authoritie to be on the Northside of America, to goe to Cataia, China, and the East India, &c.", p. [29-86], has separate caption title · "Folded map" bound between p. [28] and [29] has title "A general map made onelye for the particuler declaration of this discovery" · Title page printed within ornamental border; woodcut in

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