An account of the European settlements in America :

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Document Record

Creator
Burke, Edmund, 1729?-1797., author
Burke, William, 1730-1798.
Title
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 inhabitants. III. Of the Spanish settlements. IV. Of the Portuguese. V. Of the French, Dutch, and Danish. VI. Of the English ..
Published
London : Printed for R. and J. Dodsley ..., 1757.
Identifier
oocihm.32610
32610
Subject
Denmark -- Colonies -- America.
France -- Colonies -- America.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America.
Netherlands -- Colonies -- America.
Danemark -- Colonies -- Amérique.
France -- Colonies -- Amérique.
Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Amérique.
Pays-Bas -- Colonies -- Amérique.
Document source
Electronic reproduction.
Notes
"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."
First edition.
Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 32608-32610.
Probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but usually attributed to the former, who called himself merely the revisor of his kinsman's work.--Cf. Dict. nat. biog.; Sabin, Bibl. Amer.
Volume I contains parts I to IV; Volume II, parts V and VI and the Contents to the whole.
Collection
Monographs
Language
English
URL
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32610