"A Brief Description of New York" by Daniel Denton

Updated on April 3: This book has been sold. Full title: A Brief Description Of New-York: Formerly Called New-Netherlands. With the Places thereunto Adjoyning. Together with the Manner of its Scituation, Fertility of the Soyle, Healthfulness of the Climate, and the Commodities thence produced.Also, Some Directions and Advice to such as shall go thither: An Account of what Commodities they shall take with them; The Profit and Pleasure that may accrew to them thereby. Likewise, A Brief Relation of the Customs of the Indians there. By Daniel Denton. A limited reprint from Westvaco Corportion in 1973.  A wonderful limited edition reprint of a 1670 edition of a exploration of early New York or New Amsterdam. The native Lenape Indians and the flora and fauna are described nice facsimile pages and slipcase as well! Illustrated by Facsimile Pages Foreword: Three hundred years ago Daniel Denton, one of the first settlers of the town of Jamaica in Queens County on Long Island, wrote a small tra