| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 1 | 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
| | | | Creator: | Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 | | | | | Burke, William, 1730-1798 | | | | Publication: | R. and J. Dodsley, London,1758. | | | | Notes: | Probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but usually attributed to the former, who called himself merely the reviser of his kinsman's work. Cf. Dict. Nat. Biog.; Sabin, Bibl. amer. | | | | Call #: | E143 B959 | | | | Extent: | 2 v. fronts. (fold. maps) 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | An account of the European settlements in America in six parts.. 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
| | | | Creator: | Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 | | | | | Burke, William, 1730-1798 | | | | Publication: | R. and J. Dodsley, London,1760. | | | | Notes: | Probably the joint work of William and Edmund Burke; usually attributed to the latter, although he called himself merely the reviser of his kinsman's work. cf. Dict. nat. biog. | | | | Call #: | E143 B959A | | | | Extent: | 2 v. 21 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Histoire des colonies europâeennes dans l'Amâerique: en six parties. I. Une histoire abrâegâee de la dâecouverte de cette partie du monde. II. Les moeurs & les coutumes de les premiers habitans. III. L'histoire des colonies espagnoles. IV. --Portugaise. V. --Francoise, Hollandoises & Danoises. VI. --Angloises
| | | | Alt. Title: | An account of the European settlements in America. French. 1767
| | | | Creator: | Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 | | | | | Burke, William, 1730-1798 | | | | Publication: | Chez Merlin, Paris,1767. | | | | Notes: | A translation of "An account of the European settlements in America," probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but generally attributed to Edmund, who called himself the reviser of William's work. cf. Quâerard and Barbier (both of whom attribute the original to Soame Jenyns) also Dict. Nat. Biog. | | | | Call #: | E143 B959H Vault | | | | Extent: | 2 v. : 2 fold. maps ; 17 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Algemeine geschichte der lèander und vèolker von America: nebst einer vorrede Siegmund Jacob Baumgartens ; mit vielen kupfern
| | | | Creator: | Schrèoter, Johann Friedrich, 1710-1788 | | | | | Lafitau, Joseph-Franðcois, 1681-1746 | | | | | Charlevoix, Pierre-Franðcois-Xavier de, 1682-1761 | | | | Publication: | Bey J. J. Gebauer, Halle,1752-1753. | | | | Notes: | Dedication signed: "J. F. S." Includes index. The first part, comprising most of v. 1, is a translation of J. F. Lafitau's "Moeurs des sauvages americains comparâees aux moeurs des premiers tems", Paris, 1723. Part 2 is compiled from various sources, and includes "Das chronologische verzeichnis der entdeckungen der Newen welt", translated from Charlevoix's "Histoire et description generale de la Nouvelle France, 1745" (i. e. 1744) cf. Vorrede. Baumgarten's "Vorrede" contains a bibliography of the New world. | | | | Call #: | E143 S382 | | | | Extent: | 2 v. : ill., plates (part fold.), maps (part fold.) ; 26 x 31 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Indians | America -- Description and travel | America -- Discovery and exploration
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