An enquiry into the causes of the miscarriage of the Scots colony at Darien. Or An answer to a libel entituled A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien. Submitted to the consideration of the good people of England.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ridpath, George, -1726, attributed author.

White, John, former owner.

Mackenzie, Foord, former owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defence of the Scots abdicating Darien--Early works to 1800.

New Caledonia (Colony)--Early works to 1800.

New Caledonia (Colony).

Scotland--Commercial policy--Early works to 1800.

Darien (Panama and Columbia)--History--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

Defence of the Scots abdicating Darien--Early works to 1800.

Scotland--Commercial policy--Early works to 1800.

Darien (Panama and Columbia)--History--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

[8], 112 p. ; 8⁰.

Place of Publication:

Glasgow : [s.n.], 1700.

Notes:

Authorship uncertain; has been attributed to George Ridpath. Cf. BM; NUC pre-1956.

"Defence of the Scots abdicating Darien" has been variously attributed to James Hodges, Walter Harris, and Archibald Foyer.

In two states a) A2 catchword is "G en-"; sig. B is under the "a" in "has"; and p. 43 has catchword "sign"; b) A2 catchword is "Gen-"; sig. B is under space between "perhaps" and "has"; and p. 43 has catchword "sing".

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Provenance: John White, Foord Mackenzie.

Cited in:

ESTC R12945

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), I213

Sabin, 18552

Sabin, 78215