The British empire in America containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies, on the continent and islands of America. In two volumes. Being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of them, viz. Vol. I. Newfoundland, New-Scotland, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pensylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina and Hudson's-Bay. Vol. II. Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincents, Dominico, Antego, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Barbuda, Anguilla, Jamaica, the Bahama and Bermudas Islands. With curious maps of the several places done from the newest surveys Oldmixon, (John) Mr 1673-1742 Moll, Herman d. 1732 Robinson, A. fmo text enk London Printed for John Nicholson at the King's Arms in Little Britain, Benjamin Tooke at the Middle-Temple-Gate, Fleetstreet, and Richard Parker and Ralph Smith under the piazza of the Royal Exchange 1708 monographic eng print 2 v. : maps ; 21 cm. (8vo) By Herman Moll, geographer. In fact by, John Oldmixon, who signs the dedicatiion in v. 1, p. vi. Volume II has title: The British empire in America, containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies on the continent and islands of America. The second volume. Being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincents, Dominico, Antego, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Barbuda, Anguilla, Jamaica, the Bahama and Bermudas Islands. With curious maps of the several places done from the newest surveys. By Herman Moll, geographer. All locations in title transcription in both v. 1 and 2 are printed in two columns separated by single vertical rules; "The Bahama and Bermudas Islands" are grouped together with "The Bahama and Bermudas" printed in the second column and "Islands" printed to the right of a parenthesis grouping them together. Includes a sample of unidentified New-England Indian language in v. 1, p. 101, a few words of unidentified New York Indian language in v. 1, p. 123, and a short vocabulary list of Eskimo to English in v. 1, p. 401 collected at Hudson's Bay. Pagination: v. 1: xxxviii, [2], 412 p., [5] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 382, [34] p., [3] folded leaves of plates. Signatures: v. 1: A a b B-2C 2D; v. 2: [A]1 B-2D (2C1 missigned C) Errata: v. 1, p. [2], 2nd count. Includes general index at end of v. 2. Bookseller's advertisements: v. 2, p. 382, p. [1-2], 2nd and 3rd count. Title pages printed within double rule border. n-us--- nw----- e-uk--- n------ s------ Eskimo languages Glossaries, vocabularies, etc Booksellers' catalogs Great Britain 1708 Indian linguistics Eskimo languages United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 West Indies, British Great Britain Colonies America England London Alden, J.E. European Americana, 708/95 Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III:117 Cundall, F. West Indies, 2000 Hanson 940 Kress Lib. 2597 Lande Coll. 690 Handler, J. Barbados history, p. 19 ESTC T135550 02011914 181590549 aacr dcrb DLC 071119 20090105111847.0 ocn181590549 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.106 2014/12/19) britishempireina03oldm