An account of the European settlements in America
Subtitle: in six parts ... 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 : in two volumes.
Contributors: Burke, William, 1730-1798.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The third edition, with improvements.
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ...
Published: 1760
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800.; America -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: LC copy has bookplate of Edward Dicconson in v. 1.
ESTC N14719
NUC pre-1956 NB 0972078
Probably the joint work of William and Edmund Burke; usually attributed to the latter. Cf. NUC pre-1956.
Vol. 1: [8], 324, [12] p. (final leaf blank), [1] leaf of plates (folded map); v. 2: [12], 308 p.,[1] leaf of plates (folded map).
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) I. A short history of the discovery of that part of the world; title: II. The manners and customs of the original inhabitants; title: III. Of the Spanish settlements; title: IV. Of the Portuguese; title: V. Of the French, Dutch and Danish; title: VI. Of the English.