A Brief And True Report Of The New Found Land Of Virginia

A Brief And True Report Of The New Found Land Of Virginia is a book written by Thomas Hariot, an English mathematician, astronomer, and explorer. The book was published in 1588 and is one of the earliest accounts of English colonization in North America. The book provides a detailed description of the geography, climate, flora, and fauna of the region known as Virginia, which includes present-day North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Hariot also describes the customs, traditions, and way of life of the indigenous people, whom he refers to as ""savages."" Hariot's account is based on his own experiences as part of Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition to Virginia in 1585. He provides a firsthand account of the interactions between the English settlers and the Native Americans, including their initial friendly encounters and later conflicts. The book is written in a straightforward and objective style, and is considered an important primary source for the study of early English colonization in North America. It also includes detailed illustrations of the native people, plants, and animals, which were based on drawings made by John White, an artist who was also part of the expedition.PAGATOWR, a kinde of graine so called by the inhabitants; the same in the West Indies is called MAYZE: English men call it Guinney wheat or Turkie wheat, according to the names of the countries from whence the like hath been brought. The grain is about the bigness of our ordinary English peaze and not much different in form and shape: but of diverse colors: some white, some red, some yellow, and some blue. All of them yield a very white and sweet flower: beeing used according to his kind it maketh a very good bread.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.