A summary, historical and political, of the first planting, progressive improvements, and present state of the British settlements in North-America
Subtitle: Containing I. Some general account of ancient and modern colonies, the granting and settling of the British continent and West-India island colonies, with some transient remarks concerning the adjoining French and Spanish settlements, and other remarks of various natures. II. The Hudson's-Bay Company's lodges, fur and skin trade. III. Newfoundland harbours and cod-fishery. IV. The province of L'Acadie or Nova Scotia; with the vicissitudes of the property and jurisdiction thereof, and its present state. V. The several grants of Sagadahock, province of Main, Massachusett-Bay, and New-Plymouth, united by a new charter in the present province of Massachusetts-Bay, commonly called New-England
By: By William Douglass, M.D. Vol. I [-II]
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall.
Published: 1760
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Colonies; History
Other titles: Summary, historical and political ..
Notes: Subtitle of v. 2: Containing I. The history of the provinces and colonies of New-Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jerseys, Pensylvania, [sic] Maryland, and Virginia; their several original settlements and gradual improvements; their boundaries, produce and manufactures, trade and navigation, laws and government. II. Their natural history, religious sectaries, paper currencies, and other miscellanies. III. Several medical digressions, with a curious dissertation on the treatment of the Small-Pox, and inoculation.

First published: Boston, l747-l751 in 62 separate numbers; incomplete due to author's death.

Vol. 1: [2], viii, 568 p. ; v. 2: [2], iv, 416 p.

Signatures: v. 1, pi 1 A⁴ B-2N⁸ 2O⁴; v. 2: pi 1 A² B-2D⁸

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 364 and 415 are misnumbered 264 and 515 respectively; v. 2, p. 213 is misnumbered 21.

Errors in signatures: v. 1, leaf L4 is missigned G4.

Brown, J.C.  Bibliotheca Americana, 1248.

Sabin 20728.

English short title catalogue T148544.