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An abstract of a letter from a person of eminency and worth in Caledonia to a friend at Boston in New-England.

Paterson, William, 1658-1719 · 1699 · Boston, : Printed [by Bartholomew Green and John Allen] · 2 pictures

This is a 1699 Boston broadside printed by Bartholomew Green and John Allen, an abstract of a letter by William Paterson, Scottish promoter of the Darien scheme, addressed to a friend in New England. The two pictures are a heraldic coat of arms with a crest, a shield of three figures on a chevron, a motto scroll reading Gaudeo, and a large display capital T from the printed text, giving a designer engraved heraldry and bold serif letterforms.

Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies · New Caledonia (Colony) · Broadsides, etc. -- United States -- 1699 · Darien (Panama and Colombia) -- Description and travel · Panama -- Description and travel · Imprint 1699

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