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The works of James Houstoun, M.D. : containing memoirs of his life and travels in Asia, Africa, America, and most parts of Europe. From the year 1690 to the present time. Giving a particular account of the Scotch expedition to Darien in America... the rise, progress, and fall of the two great trading African and South-Sea companies; the late expedition to the Spanish West-Indies; the taking and restitution of Cape-Breton. Some curious anecdotes of the Spanish court ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Houstoun, James, approximately 1690-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voyages and travels.
- West Indies--Description and travel.
- West Indies.
- Genre:
- Travel literature -- England -- 18th century.
- Autobiographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Lamborn, Robert H.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 464 pages, 403 unnumbered pages -435 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Dr. Houstoun's memoirs of his own life-time.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for the author; and sold by S. Bladon ..., 1753.
- Notes:
- Running title: Dr. Houstoun's memoirs of his own life-time.
- "This book is entered according to act of Parliament, and subscribed by the author in his hand-writing"--t.p.
- Cited in:
- Sabin 33199.
- OCLC:
- 5577630
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