A) American Beginnings: Exploration, Culture, and Cartography in the Land of Norumbega by Baker, Emerson et al (editors), published 1994, printed color, (7 x 10"). This is a collection of essays that examines early Native American interactions with Europeans. Norumbega was the name given to an undefined area extending from the Penobscot River in present-day Maine. 388 pp. with 89 illustrations, some in color. Hardbound with blue cloth boards and illustrative paper covers. (A+)

B) Mirror for Americans: Likeness of the Eastern Seaboard 1810 by Ralph H. Brown, published 1943, black & white, (8 x 10"). Mirror for American is based on the writings of visitors from foreign shores who did not hesitate to say frankly what they thought of the new republic. 312 pp. with 18 portraits and 50 illustrations. Hardbound in gray cloth boards with gilt title on cover and spine. Condition - the pages are lightly toned and the covers are slightly worn and stained. (B)

C) The New Land: Discovery, Exploration, and Early Settlement of Northeastern United States, from the Earliest Voyages to 1621, Told in the Words of the Explorers Themselves by Philip Viereck, published 1967, text in black and images in red, (8.5 x 11"). This book is a collection of journals, logbooks, letters and accounts written by explorers in the areas of New Jersey north to Nova Scotia. 244 pp. with numerous illustrations. Hardbound in brown blind-tooled cloth and paper covers. Condition - very good with some wear on the paper covers. (A)

D) The Exploration of North America 1630-1776 by Cumming, Hillier, Quinn and Williams, published 1974, printed color, (9 x 12"). 272 pp. with 400 plates including 47 in color. Hardbound in green cloth covers.

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