A concise natural history of East and West Florida : containing an account of the natural produce of all the southern part of British America, in the three kingdoms of nature, particularly the animal and vegetable. Likewise, the artificial produce now raised, or possible to be raised, and manufactured there, with some commercial and political observations in that part of the world; and a chorographical account of the same. To which is added, by way of appendix, plain and easy directions to navigators over the bank of Bahama, the coast of the two Floridas, the north of Cuba, and the dangerous Gulph Passage. Noting also, the hitherto unknown watering places in that part of America, intended principally for the use of such vessels as may be so unfortunate as to be distresed by weather in that difficult part of the world / by Captain Bernard Romans. Illustrated with twelve copper plates, and two whole sheet maps. Vol. I.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romans, Bernard, 1741?-approximately 1784.

Series:

LLMC-digital (Series)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Florida.

Natural history.

Indians of North America.

Pilot guides.

Florida.

Pilot guides--West Indies--Early works to 1800.

Pilot guides--Mexico, Gulf of--Early works to 1800.

Indians of North America--Gulf States.

Natural history--Florida--Pre-Linnean works.

Florida--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Travel.

Gulf of America.

United States--Gulf States.

West Indies.

Genre:

Early works.

Electronic books.

Maps -- Florida.

Subscription lists (Publishing)

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4, viii, 342, that is, 340, 2, lxxxix, 5 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, 3 maps

Place of Publication:

New-York : Printed for the author, 1775.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed October 5, 2016)

The numbers 176-177 are omitted in paging.

One of the 12 plates mentioned in the title (the "map of the country of the savage nations, intended to be put, facing page 72") was reserved for publication with a second volume, which was, apparently, never published, although the author states in the "Advertisement" at end of v. 1 that v. 2 "is now in the press."

The "two whole sheet maps" were published separately, with date 1774. For a description of this chart of the coast of East and West Florida, see A list of maps of America in the Library of Congress, 1901, page 281.

Cited in:

Evans, 14440

English Short Title Catalog, W20068

Other Format:

Print version: Romans, Bernard, 1741?-approximately 1784. Concise natural history of East and West Florida.

OCLC:

745317190

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.