Captain Smith and Princess Pocahontas : an Indian tale.
| Author/creator | Davis, John |
| Other author | James, F., illustrator. |
| Other author | Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848 engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed by Thomas L. Plowman, for the author, at his book store, no. 86, Arch-Street, opposite the Presbyterian Church, 1805. |
| Description | viii, 3 unnumbered pages, 12-176 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 15 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 8301. ^A575643 |
| General note | By John Davis. A portion of the text was first published in Davis's Travels of four years and a half in the United States (London, 1803). The present text also forms a portion of Davis's The first settlers of Virginia, an historical novel, exhibiting a view of the rise and progress of the colony at James Town, a picture of Indian manners, the countenance of the country, and its natural productions. |
| General note | Dedication signed: John Davis. Philadelphia, March 12, 1805. |
| General note | Engraved frontispiece signed: F. James del.; Tanner sc. |
| General note | "Copy right secured." |
| General note | "Appendix."--p. [117]-156. Includes a memoir of the early life of Captain Smith and a brief vocabulary of Indian words. |
| General note | "Original publications. For sale opposite Arch-Street Meeting."--p. [157]. |
| General note | "Subscribers' names."--p. [159]-173. |
| General note | Advertisement for "The massacre of the Virginian planters," p. [175]-176. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 8301 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 8301). |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Subscription publications. |
| Genre/form | Publishers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |