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Printed first page of The Discovery of New Brittaine (1651) by Edward Bland
Original Author: Edward Bland, author
Created: 1651 original edition; 1873 reprint shown here
Medium: Printed page

Edward Bland and Party Encounter the Nottoway Indians

The opening page of The Discovery of New Brittaine (1651) by Edward Bland recounts the first recorded encounter between English colonists and members of the Nottoway Tribe, at a Nottoway settlement near the Nottoway River. This page is from an 1873 reprint of the original 1651 edition.