Treasures Revealed: From the Paul Mellon Library of Americana

by Paul Mellon

Virginia Historical Society. In his bequest to the Virginia Historical Society, collector Paul Mellon provided a stunningly rare collection of items from American and Virginia history. Among the treasures are a 1603 order from James I Banishing Rogues to the New Found Lands; a 1755 map of Virginia by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson; a 1772 petition from the Virginia House of Burgesses to King George III regarding abolition of the Atlantic slave trade;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574271288
• ISBN13: 9781574271287
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Howell Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.9" x 10.0"