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 ...
Contributors: Burke, William, 1730-1798
Edition: The 4th ed., with improvements.
Publisher: P. Wilson
Published: 1762
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Subjects: America -- Discovery and exploration; America -- Description and travel
Notes: Probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but usually attributed to the former, who called himself merely the reviser of his kinsman's work.  Cf. Dict. Nat. Biog.