The True Travels, Adventures and Observations of Captaine John Smith. First American Edition.

The True Travels, Adventures and Observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America; A Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Iles Captain John Smith First American edition, complete in two volumes, of this cornerstone of American history. Smith was one of 105 emigrants who departed in December of 1606 establish the Virginia colony and led expeditions into the surrounding region in search of food. In 1607, Smith was imprisoned but later released, a development he attributed years later to the intervention of Pocahontas, an Indigenous princess. With all five engraved plates from the original first London edition, featuring three large folding engraved scenes and maps. Among the plates are: the engraved frontispiece portrait of Captain John Smith; the engraved coat of arms frontispiece for Volume II; a large folding plate illustrating numerous scenes from Smith's travels and discoveries; the folding "Old Virginia" map, which depicts the original