CULTURAL READINGS: Colonization & Print in the Americas

Rosenbach Museum & Library	Robert Johnson, Nova Britannia: Offering most excellent fruites by planting in Virginia. London: J. Windet for S. Macham, 1609. Detail of text
Robert Johnson belittled Indian cultures in Nova Britannia in order to articulate a mandate for the English presence in Virginia. In his formulation, the Indians would welcome an English presence in exchange for lessons in "civilization."

Promotion and Possession

• New Spain
• [Return to] The English Colonies
• New France

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