Description
- Notes:
- First edition printed London, 1708; 1708 edition attributed to and signed "J. Oldmixon" in the dedication; this edition lacking printed name in dedication.
- Title of v. 2 reads: The British Empire in America, containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and state of the British colonies, on the continent and islands of America. Vol. II. Being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincents, Dominico, Antego, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Barbuda, Anguila, Jamaica, Bahama, and Bermudas.
- All place names in title transcriptions in both v. 1 and v. 2 printed in 3 columns separated by single vertical rules.
- Includes a sample of unidentified New-England Indian language in v. 1, p. 90-91, a few words of unidentified New York Indian language in v. 1, p. 276, and a short vocabulary list of Eskimo to English in v. 1, p. 558 collected at Hudson's Bay.
- Pagination: v. 1: xxxiv, [2], 567, [1] p., [5] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 478 p., [3] folded leaves of plates.
- Signatures: v. 1: A a b² B-2N 2O; v. 2: [A]1 B-2G 2H (-2H8)
- Includes general index at end of v. 2.
- Bookseller's advertisements: v. 1, p. [1-2], 2nd count and p. [1], 4th count.
- Woodcut tailpiece.
Citation
"The British Empire in America:
containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and state of the British colonies on the continent and islands of America. Vol. I. Being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of Newfoundland, New-England, New-Scotland, New-York, New-Jersey, Pensylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina, Georgia, Hudson's-Bay
"
(1741).
John Carter Brown Library.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:576245/
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