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Microform

Author

Williams, Edward, active 1650.

Title Virginia : more especially the south part thereof, richly and truly valued [microform] : viz. the fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent isle of Roanoak, of latitude from 31. to 37. degr. relating the meanes of raysing infinite profits to the adventurers and planters.

Imprint

London : J. Stephenson, 1650.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Basement Library of American Civilization Microfiche Cabinets	LAC 40012.	---	Available

Edition	The 2d ed., with addition of the Discovery of silkworms, with their benefit, and implanting of mulberry trees, also the dressing of vines, for the rich trade of making wines in Virginia, together with making of the saw-mill, very usefull in Virginia, for cutting of timber and clapbord to build withall, and its conversion to many as profitable uses / by E.W.
Description	62 p.
Series	Library of American civilization ; LAC 40012.
Note	The second edition consisted of two parts, of which the first was a new edition of the author's "Virgo trivmphans: or, Virginia richly and truly valued ... by Edward Williams, gent.", London, 1650.
	Quartich (General catalogue, v. 5, p. 2991-2992) says that John Farrer (or Ferrar) who is referred to in the preface, supplied Williams with the material for this work.5, v. 3, p. 168.
Reproduction	Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources, 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 40012)
Subject	South Carolina -- Description and travel.
	North Carolina -- Description and travel.
	Southern States -- Description and travel.
	Virginia -- Description and travel.
	Roanoke Island (N.C.)
Added Author	Ferrar, John, -1657.