Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiæ : nvper admodvm ab Anglis, qvi à Dn. Richardo Greinvile equestris ordinis viro eò in coloniam anno M.D. LXXXV. dedvcti svnt inventæ, svmtus faciente Dn. VValtero Raleigh equestris ordinis viro fodinarv stanni præfecto ex avctoritate serenissimæ reginæ Angliæ
This 1590 Frankfurt edition of Thomas Harriot's account of Virginia, printed by Johann Wechel with plates by Theodor de Bry after John White's drawings, was made for an educated Latin-reading European audience. The four pictures are ornamental decorated letter initials (I, P, Q, O) built from interlaced scrolls, leaves, flowers and framed medallions, offering a designer clear models for historical border and monogram work.
