Small quarto. (iv), 292pp. Facsimiles throughout, including as fold-out frontispiece map, illustrate some of the most notable seafarers to survey the Northeast's coastline, including John Smith, George Waymouth, and Giovanni da Verrazano. Supplemented by the notes of George Parker Winship of the John Carter Brown Library. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Bound in full blue cloth over boards with printed paper spine label. Scantly rubbed, else quite a square, brilliant, near fine copy, unopened. With the scarce slipcase, somewhat worn and with tape repair to upper panel. Prospectus laid in.