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The Present state of the British empire in Europe, America, Africa and Asia

London : Printed for W. Griffin, J. Johnson, W. Nicoll, and Richardson and Urquhart, 1768.; 516 images, 505 with full-text search

Document Record

Creator
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774.
Goldsmith, John.
Title
CIHM/ICMH microfiche series ; no. 39409
The Present state of the British empire in Europe, America, Africa and Asia : containing a concise account of our possessions in every part of the globe : their religion, policy, customs, government, trade, commerce, and manufactures, with the natural and artificial curiosities, of the respective parts of our dominions; the origin and present state of the inhabitants; their sciences and arts; together with their strength by sea and land : the whole exhibiting a more clear, though more summary, view of the power of the British Empire than has hitherto appeared.
Published
London : Printed for W. Griffin, J. Johnson, W. Nicoll, and Richardson and Urquhart, 1768.
Identifier
FC 02 0203 no. 39409
oocihm.39409
39409
Subject
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Description and travel.
Grande-Bretagne -- Descriptions et voyages -- 1701-1800.
Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Descriptions et voyages.
Document source
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library of the Public Archives of Canada.
Notes
Attributed to John Goldsmith (cf. Sabin 27718, Cushing) as well as to Oliver Goldsmith (cf. BM, NYPL Dict. cat. of the Rare Book Division)--National Library Official Catalog.
"The following compilation has been made from the most approved authors, who have either described any part of our empire or treated of our interests or constitution"--Pref.
6 microfiches (261 fr.).
vi, [2], 486 p. ; 22 cm.
Collection
Monographs
Language
English
URL
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.39409