The Present state of the British empire in Europe, America, Africa and Asia
Subtitle: containing a concise account of our possessions in every part of the globe : their religion, policy, customs, government, trade, commerce, and manufactures, with the natural and artificial curiosities, of the respective parts of our dominions; the origin and present state of the inhabitants; their sciences and arts; together with their strength by sea and land : the whole exhibiting a more clear, though more summary, view of the power of the British Empire than has hitherto appeared.
Contributors: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774; Goldsmith, John.
Series: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series -- no. 39409
Publisher: Printed for W. Griffin, J. Johnson, W. Nicoll, and Richardson and Urquhart
Published: 1983
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Description and travel.
Notes: Attributed to John Goldsmith (cf. Sabin 27718, Cushing) as well as to Oliver Goldsmith (cf. BM, NYPL Dict. cat. of the Rare Book Division)--National Library Official Catalog.

"The following compilation has been made from the most approved authors, who have either described any part of our empire or treated of our interests or constitution"--Pref.

Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of the Public Archives of Canada. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1983.