An account of the European settlements in America. : In six parts. I. A short history of the discovery of that part of the world. II. The manner and customs of the original Inhabitants. III. Of the Spanish settlements. IV. Of the Portuguese. V. Of the French, Dutch, and Danish. VI. Of the English. Each part contains an accurate descritpion 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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, William, 1730-1798.

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, author.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

United States.

Physical Description:

2v.,plates : maps ; 8⁰

Edition:

The fifth edition, with improvements.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, M.DCC.LXX. [1770]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Anonymous. Probably a collaboration by William and Edmund Burke.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.

Cited in:

Todd, 4f

English Short Title Catalog, T6285.

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Restricted for use by site license.