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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 manners and customs of the original inhabitans. 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 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.
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- 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. ; 12⁰
- Edition:
- A new edition, carefully corrected.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXVI. [1766]
- 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 Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Todd, 4e
- English Short Title Catalog, T164006.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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