5564b. na. Loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626. Remarkable Preservation and Recent Discovery of the Wreck. Boston. 1865.
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5564b. na. Loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626. Remarkable Preservation and Recent Discovery of the Wreck. Boston. 1865.
5564b. na. Loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626. Remarkable Preservation and Recent Discovery of the Wreck. Boston . 1865. 44 original pages with soft wraps unusually intact. Includes map and plan of the vessel. In 1626, this small vessel the Sparrow-Hawk, of about 36 tons and 40 feet in length, brought 25 passengers and their possessions from Europe to America . Bound for Virginia , they landed in distress on Cape Cod after the hardships of a stormy voyage of 6 weeks. Today the Sparrow-Hawk is the only surviving remains of a 17th century trans-Atlantic vessel. The original preserved timbers exemplify the small, sturdy ships vital to the colonization of America . Their size is evidence of the courage of those who undertook the journey to the New World . This early account and description of the loss presents great detail of the incident and sufferings of her crew. In unusually fine condition, slight tape reinforcing to spine, otherwise clean, crisp. Contents clean and tight, original signature bound. As nice as they come. Difficult to find. (VG+). $88.
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