A Description of New England

by John Smith (1580-1631)

A

DESCRIPTION

of New England:

OR

THE OBSERVATIONS, 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.

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At LONDON
Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke; and
are to be sould at his house called the Lodge,
in Chancery lane, ouer against
Lincolnes Inne. 1616.

 

Because the Booke was printed ere
the Prince his Highnesse had altered the names,
I intreate the Reader, peruse this schedule;
which will plainely shew
him the correspondence of
the old names to the
new.

 

The old names.	The new.	The old names.	The new.
Cape Cod	Cape Iames	Sowacatuck	Ipswitch
	Milford hauen	Bahana	Dartmouth
Chawum	Barwick		Sandwich
Accomack	Plimouth	Aucocisco's Mount	Shooters hill
Sagoquas	Oxford	Aucocisco	The Base
Massachusetts Mount	Cheuit hill	Aumongheawgen	Cambridge
Massachusetts River	Charles River	Kineback	Edenborough
Totant	Fawmouth	Sagadahock	Leeth
A Country not discouerd	Bristow	Pemmaquid	S. Iohnstowne
Naemkeck	Bastable	Monahigan	Barties Iles
Cape Trabigzanda	Cape Anne	Segocket	Norwich
Aggawom	Southhampton	Mattinack	Willowby's Iles
Smith's Iles	Smith's Iles	Metinnicus	Hoghton's Iles
Passataquack	Hull	Mecadacut	Dunbarton
Accominticus	Boston	Pennabscot	Aborden
Sassanowes Mount	Snodon hill	Nusket	Lowmonds

Contents (not listed in original)

• To the High Hopeful Charles, Prince of Great Britaine
• To the Right Honourable and worthy Lords, Knights, & Gentlemen, of his Maiesties Councell, for all Plantations and discoueries; especially, of New England
• To the right Worshipfull Aduenturers for the Countrey of New England, in the Cities of London, Bristow, Exceter, Plimouth, Dartmouth, Bastable, Totneys, &c. and in all other Cities and Ports, in the Kingdome of England
• In the deserued Honour of the Author, Captaine Iohn Smith, and his Worke
• To his worthy Captaine the Author
• To my Worthy friend and Cosen, Captaine Iohn Smith
• To that worthy and generous Gentleman, my verie good friend, Captaine Smith
• To his friend Captain Smith, vpon his description of New England
• In the deserued honour of my honest and worthie Captaine, Iohn Smith, and his Worke
• Michael Phettiplace, William Phettiplace, & Richard Wiffing, Gentlemen, and Souldiers vnder Captaine Smiths Command: In his deserued honor for his Worke, and worth
• A Description of New-England, by Captaine Iohn Smith
• To his worthy Captaine, the Author
• To my honest Captaine, the Author
• Map of New England