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John Smith

Born: 1580

Died: 1631

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Born: 1580

Died: 1631

Books by John Smith (50 max)

The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning. an⁰: 1584. to this present 1626. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes

1626

John Smith, John Barra, John Dawson, John Haviland

A map of Virginia VVith a description of the countrey, the commodities, people, government and religion

1612

The sea-mans grammar and dictionary explaining all the difficult terms in navigation : and the practical navigator and gunner : in two parts

1691

A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in Virginia since the first planting of that collony, which is now resident in the south part thereof, till the last returne from thence

1608

John Smith, Edward Allde

A description of New England: or The obseruations, and discoueries, of Captain Iohn Smith (admirall of that country) in the north of America, in the year of our Lord 1614 with the successe of sixe ships, that went the next yeare 1615; and the accidents befell him among the French men of warre: with the proofe of the present benefit this countrey affoords: whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone to make further tryall

1616

John Smith, Simon van de Pass, Humphrey Lownes

Dreyzehente Schiffahrt darinnnen ein Warhafftiger und Gründtlicher Bericht von dem jtzigen Zustandt der Landschafft Virginien auch wie nunmehr der Friede mit den Indianern beschlossen ...

1617

Ralph Hamor, John Smith

The true travels, adventures, and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith, in Europe, Asia, Affrica, and America, from anno Domini 1593. to 1629 His accidents and sea-fights in the straights; his service and stratagems of warre in Hungaria, Transilvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, against the Turks, and Tartars ... After how he was taken prisoner by the Turks, sold for a slave ... and escaped ... Together with a continuation of his generall History of Virginia, Summer-Iles, New England, and their proceedings, since 1624. to this present 1629; as also of the new plantations of the great river of the Amazons, the iles of St. Christopher, Mevis, and Barbados in the West Indies

1630

John Smith, Thomas Cecil, John Haviland

The sea-mans grammar containing most plain and easie directions, how to build, rigge, yard, and mast any ship whatsoever : with the plain exposition of all such terms as are used in a navie and fight at sea : whereunto is added a table of the weight, charge, shot, powder, and the dimensions of all other appurtenances belonging to all sorts of great ordnance : with divers practicall experiments in the art of gunnery : also the charge and duty of every officer in a ship and their shares : with the use of the petty tally

1653

The sea-man's grammar and dictionary, explaining all the difficult terms in navigation: and The practical navigator and gunner: in two parts I. Most plain and easy directions, to build, rigg, yard, and mast any ship whatsoever. With the manner of working of a ship in all weathers: --and how to manage a fight at sea:--also the charge and duty of every officer in a ship, and their shares -- and the use of the petty-tally. II. An abstract of the art of gunnery, (or shooting in great ordnance and morter-pieces): wherein the principles of that art are plainly taught, both by arithmetical calculation, and by tables ready calculated -- with the compositions for the making of several fire-works useful in war, both at sea and land. --And an apendix [sic] how by several geometrical ways to take heights, depths, and distances, accessible or inaccessible

1699

De Gedenkwaardige Reizen vanden beroemden Capiteyn Johan Smith na Virginien: gedaan in den Jare 1606. en vervolgens ; waar in een nauwkeurige beschrijving dier Plaatsen, desselfs Inwoonders, hunne Godsdienst, Zeden, Gewoontens, manieren van Regeering, Planten, Vrugten, enz. omstandig vertoond werd, mitsgaders des Schrijvers wonderlijke gevallen met de Wilden, en verdere zeldzame ontmoetingen ; nu aldereerst uit het Engels vertaald, met nodige Konst-printen en Register voorzien

1707

Carleton's almanack, (enlarged and improved) for the year of our Lord 1796 ... calculated for the meridian of Boston ...

1795

Osgood Carleton, John Smith, William Pynson Blake

A true relation of Virginia

1866

John Smith, Charles Deane

The historye of the Bermudaes or Summer islands.

1882

Smyth, Warington Wilkinson Sir, John Smith, Nathaniel Boteler

Pamunkey Indians of Virginia

1894

John Garland Pollard, John Smith, Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology

Travels and works of Captain John Smith ...

1910