A discourse intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Subtitle: delivered at the request of the historical society in Massachusetts on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event : to which are added four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. ...
By: by Jeremy Belknap ...
Contributors: American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress); Ebenezer Hazard Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress); John Bailey Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress); Israel Thorndike Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress); Jacob Bailey Moore Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed at the Apollo Press, in Boston, by Belknap and Hall ...
Published: 1792
Place of publication: [Boston, Mass.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher -- Anniversaries, etc.; Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507.; Discoveries in geography -- Early works to 1800.; Bees -- Early works to 1800.; Human skin color -- Early works to 1800.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Centennial celebrations, etc. -- Early works to 1800.; Africa -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800.; America -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Anniversaries, etc.; Early works to 1800.
Notes: LC copy has embossed stamp and release label of the Public Library of Boston, signed C.C. Jewett.
Evans 24085
BAL 931
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-R⁴.
Publisher's advertisements: p. [1-2] at end.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) 1. On the circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients; title: 2. An examination of the pretensions of Martin Behaim to a discovery of America prior to that of Columbus, with a chronological detail of all the discoveries made in the 15th century; title: 3. On the question, whether the honey-bee is a native of America?; title: 4. On the colour of the native American and the recent population of this continent.