Usos y Costumbres de los Salvajes de Virginia

Thomas Hariot's *A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia* (1588) served as a key promotional text for early English colonization, aiming to describe the resources and inhabitants of the newly claimed territory. This seminal work, beautifully illustrated by John White's detailed engravings, offers one of the earliest and most influential visual and textual ethnographies of the Algonquian peoples of Virginia.

It provides unique insights into their customs, daily life, and the natural abundance of the land through the lens of 16th-century English observation. Edited by Jean-Paul Duviols, this edition includes Hariot's persuasive arguments for settlement and White's invaluable historical artwork, highlighting the intricate interplay between European expansion, indigenous societies, and the power of representation.