An account of the European settlements in America
Subtitle: 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 ..
Contributors: Burke, William, 1730-1798
Series: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches -- no. 32610; CIHM/ICMH microfiche series -- no. 32610
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ...
Published: 1757
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 173
Notes: Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 32608-32610.

"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."

Volume I contains parts I to IV; Volume II, parts V and VI and the Contents to the whole.

First edition.

Probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but usually attributed to the former, who called himself merely the revisor of his kinsman's work.--Cf. Dict. nat. biog.; Sabin, Bibl. Amer.

1983.