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 J. Dodsley ... , 1766.

Identifier

oocihm.54659
54659

Subject

Amérique -- Découverte et exploration anglaises.
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Danish.
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Dutch.
America -- Discovery and exploration -- English.
America -- Discovery and exploration -- French.
Amérique -- Découverte et exploration danoises.
Amérique -- Découverte et exploration françaises.
Amérique -- Découverte et exploration hollandaises.

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."
"Volume second."
Attributed to Edmund Burke--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. Also attributed to William Burke--Dictionary of national biography.
Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 54658-54659.
A new edition, carefully corrected.
[6], 287 pages ; 17 cm.

Collection

Monographs

Language

English

URL

https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.54659