A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia

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A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia is an early 17th-century account of the Jamestown colony, written by Captain John Smith and considered the first published English narrative about Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial report
historical document
primary source
travel narrative
associatedPerson Virginia Company of London
author John Smith
authorName Captain John Smith
chronologicalFocus 1607
early years of Jamestown colony
circulation printed and distributed in England
containsPerspective English colonial viewpoint
countryOfOrigin England
describesEvent early struggles of the Jamestown settlers
establishment of Jamestown in 1607
relations between English settlers and Native Americans in Virginia
documentType report to patrons and potential investors
fieldOfStudy American colonial history
Atlantic world studies
early American literature
genre exploration literature
narrative account
hasModernEdition scholarly editions of John Smith's writings
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
early modern period
intendedAudience readers in England interested in Virginia
language English
medium printed pamphlet
originalScript early modern English
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationCentury 17th century
publicationYearApproximate 1608
regionDescribed Chesapeake Bay region
surface form: Chesapeake Bay area

Powhatan Confederacy territory
relatedWork The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles
significance earliest printed account of the Jamestown settlement
first published English narrative about Virginia
subject English colonization of North America
Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown colony

Virginia colony
early colonial encounters with Indigenous peoples
usedAsSourceIn research on John Smith
scholarship on early American history
studies of Jamestown colony

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John Smith notableWork A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia
Captain John Smith notableWork A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia