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<dc:title>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.</dc:title>
<dc:creator> Oldmixon, Mr. (John), 1673-1742. </dc:creator>
<dc:creator> Courtenay, W. fmo RIBRL. </dc:creator>
<dc:type>text</dc:type>
<dc:publisher>London : Printed for J. Brotherton, J. Clarke in Duck-Lane, A. Ward, J. Clarke at the Royal-Exchange, C. Hitch, J. Osbourn, E. Wicksteed, C. Bathurst, Timothy Saunders, and T. Harris,</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>M DCC XLI. [1741]</dc:date>
<dc:language>eng</dc:language>
<dc:description>First edition printed London, 1708; 1708 edition attributed to and signed "J. Oldmixon" in the dedication; this edition lacking printed name in dedication.</dc:description>
<dc:description>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.</dc:description>
<dc:description>All place names in title transcriptions in both v. 1 and v. 2 printed in 3 columns separated by single vertical rules.</dc:description>
<dc:description>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.</dc:description>
<dc:description>Pagination: v. 1: xxxiv, [2], 567, [1] p., [5] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 478 p., [3] folded leaves of plates.</dc:description>
<dc:description>Signatures: v. 1: A a b&#xB2; B-2N 2O; v. 2: [A]1 B-2G 2H (-2H8)</dc:description>
<dc:description>Includes general index at end of v. 2.</dc:description>
<dc:description>Bookseller's advertisements: v. 1, p. [1-2], 2nd count and p. [1], 4th count.</dc:description>
<dc:description>Woodcut tailpiece.</dc:description>
<dc:description>Alden, J.E. European Americana,</dc:description>
<dc:description>Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800,</dc:description>
<dc:description>Cundall, F. West Indies,</dc:description>
<dc:description>Hanson</dc:description>
<dc:description>Handler, J. Barbados history,</dc:description>
<dc:description>ESTC</dc:description>
<dc:description>John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full speckled calf; both v. 1 and 2 rebacked.</dc:description>
<dc:description>Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy, v. 1: W Courtenay: contemporary ms. autograph on front pastedown.</dc:description>
<dc:subject>Eskimo languages</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Indian linguistics</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Booksellers' catalogs</dc:subject>
<dc:coverage>England London.</dc:coverage>
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