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 : 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
Series: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature -- no. 9254.16 suppl; Making of the Modern World
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley
Published: 1757
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Discovery and exploration; Description and travel
Notes: Errata to both vols. precede text in v. 1.

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.--NUC pre-1956.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 09254.16, suppl.