An account of the European settlements in America. In six parts. I. A short history of the discovery of that part of the world. II. The manners and customs of the original inhabitants. III. Of the Spanish settlements. IV. Of the Portuguese. V. Of the French, Dutch, and Danish. VI. Of the English. Each part contains an accurate description of the settlements in it, their extent, climate, productions, trade, genius and disposition of their inhabitants: the interests of the several powers of Europe with respect to those settlements; and their political and commercial views with regard to each other. In two volumes. ...

  • Burke, William, 1730-1798.
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MDCCLXV. [1765]
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London : printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXV. [1765]

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2v.,plates : maps ; 80.

Edition

The fourth edition, with improvements.

References note

Todd, 4d
Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 4536
ESTC T6289

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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