The history of the British plantations in America
Subtitle: Part I : Containing the history of Virginia, with remarks on the trade and commerce of that colony : with a chronological account of the most remarkable things which happen'd to the first adventurers in their several discoveries of that new world
By: by Sir William Keith
Contributors: Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of, 1791-1860, former owner; Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of, 1791-1860, binder
Publisher: Printed at the expense of the Society for the Encouragement of Learning by S. Richardson and sold by A. Millar ... J. Nourse ... and J. Gray ...
Published: 1738
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: History; Discovery and exploration; 1738; Histoire; Découverte et exploration; Discoveries in geography
Notes: Engraved map facing p.l: A new and correct map of America, laid down according to the accurate improvements of Senex, Moll and other modern geographers ... 1738.

Engraved map facing p. 177: A new map of Virginia ... 1738.

"The first of an intended series of colonial histories, which was not continued"--Sabin.

Sabin 37240.

Title vignette.

No more published ... relates almost wholly to Virginia.

Bdg.: old mottled calf, with arms of 5th duke of Richmond & Lennox.

Sabin, 416

Gift; Mr. J.P. Morgan; Dec. 1935.

With arms of 5th duke of Richmond & Lennox.