The North-American calendar: or, The Rhode-Island almanack, for the year of our Lord Christ 1787 ... calculated for the meridian of Providence, lat. 41° 51' n. and long. 4h. 45' 38" w. But will serve for any of the adjacent states. By Benjamin West, A.M. A.A.S. Professor of mathematics and astronomy in the College of Rhode-Island. [Six lines of verse quotation]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

West, Benjamin, 1730-1813

Language:

English

Physical Description:

[24]p. : ill. ; 12°.

Place of Publication:

Providence : Printed by Bennett Wheeler, and sold at his office, Westminster-Street, [1786]

Notes:

Alden notes several states. In state A-B, the 11th line of the title is in Roman type. In state A, the sittings of the Massachusetts Superior Court for Portland are given as "Falmouth." In state B, these sittings are given as "Portland (late Falmouth)." In state C-E, the 11th line of the title is in Gothic (Black Letter) type. In state C, the title border is without scrolls at the corners and sides. In state D, the title border has scrolls at the corners and sides and p. [24] has no advertisements. In state E, the title border has scrolls and p. [24] has a bookseller's advertisement.

Advertised in the United States chronicle, Providence, Oct. 19, 1786.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 20139; Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 1036; Drake, M. Almanacs, 12889