1 option
The history of America. / By William Robertson, ...
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1780 Roberts
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, William, 1721-1793.
- Standardized Title:
- History of America. Books 1-8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- America--History.
- America.
- America--Discovery and exploration.
- Latin America--Bibliography.
- Latin America.
- Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844.
- Joseph Bonaparte.
- Point Breeze (Bordentown, N.J.).
- Genre:
- Association copies (Provenance)
- Physical Description:
- 3 v. (v. 1: li, [1], 387, [1] p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 580 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: [4], 497, [43] p., [1] folded leaf of plates) : ill., maps ; 21 cm. (8vo)
- Edition:
- The third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London: : Printed for W. Strahan; T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh., M DCC LXXX. [1780]
- Notes:
- Originally published London, 1777, in two volumes in quarto. Third edition first published London, 1779, in two volumes in quarto.
- Third edition, in three volumes in octavo. Contains Books I-VIII, the history of the discovery of America and the conquest of Mexico and Peru.
- Volume 1: p. xxxiv misnumb.: "xiv"; v. 3: p. 289-304 misnumb..: "273-288".
- Plates (5) unnumbered; 4 of these are maps.
- Includes bibliographical references and index, among them: "A catalogue of Spanish books and manuscripts." (v. 1: p. [xxix]-li).
- "Short account of what is contained in the letter sent to the Emperor, mentioned Preface, p. xii, xiii." (v. 3: p. [495]-497).
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum's set includes bookplate of D.'Hermand and ms. inscription on p. [2] of cover: L. Maillard 1818 gived to Lang thorn december 25th 1823. Louis Mailliard was Joseph Bonaparte's private secretary, and the concierge at Point Breeze was a Mrs. Langhorn Thorne.
- Athenaeum copy: Plate in v. 3: Map of the countries on the South Sea from Panama to Guayquil is damaged.
- Athenaeum's volumes all placed in one protective box.
- Cited in:
- Sabin 71973n.
- Muller, F. Amer., 1367.
- Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 270981.
- ESTC T078964.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.