The history of Pennsylvania, in North America
Subtitle: from the original institution and settlement of that province, under the first proprietor and governor William Penn, in 1681, till after the year 1742; : with an introduction, respecting, the life of the late W. Penn, prior to the grant of the province, and the religious society of the people called Quakers; --with the first rise of the neighbouring colonies, more particularly of West-New-Jersey, and the settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware. : To which is added, a brief description of the said province, and of the general state, in which it flourished, principally between the years 1760 and 1770. : The whole including a variety of things, useful and interesting to be known, respecting that country in early time, &c. : With an appendix
By: Written principally between the years 1776 and 1780, by Robert Proud. ; [Four lines of quotations in Latin] ; Volume I[-II]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 32729; Early American imprints -- no. 34421
Publisher: Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street.
Published: 1797
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Portraits; Society of Friends; History
Notes: Imprint of v. 2 varies: Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, no. 106, Chesnut-Street, nearly opposite to the Bank of North America. 1798.

Frontispiece portrait of William Penn (v. 1) signed: J.J. Barralet direxit. [Alexander] Lawson sculp. Drawn from the original bust in the Loganian Library Philadelphia 1 Novr 1797.

Map of Pennsylvania (v. 2) engraved by James Thackara.

Signatures: v. 1, [1]⁴ 2-63⁴ 64²; v. 2, [1]⁴ 2-65⁴.

Vol. 1: 508 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 373, [1], 146 p., [1] folded leaf of plates.

Evans 32729

Evans 34421