| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Hedendaagsche historie, of Tegenwoordige staat van Amerika: Met nieuwe landkaarten en afbeeldingen der voornaamste zeehavens versierd
| | | | Creator: | Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767 | | | | Publication: | I. Tirion, Amsterdam,1766-69. | | | | Notes: | Sabin 31212. A translation of the part relating to America in Thomas Salmon's "Modern history: or, The present state of all nations," London, 1736-38. | | | | Call #: | E25 H452 | | | | Extent: | 3 v. fronts., fold. pl., fold. maps, fold. plans. 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Scenes in America: for the amusement and instruction of little tarry-at-home travellers
| | | | Creator: | Taylor, Isaac, 1759-1829 | | | | Publication: | Published by Silas Andrus, Hartford, [Conn.],1825. | | | | Notes: | First published London : John Harris, 1821. See Moon, M.J. Harris's books, 865. Map on folded plate facing t.p. | | | | Call #: | E27 T242 | | | | Extent: | 117 p., [26] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 15 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Travels of a naturalist: A record of adventures, discoveries, history and customs of Americans and Indians, habits and descriptions of animals, chiefly made in North America, California, Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Chili, etc., during the last forty-two years
| | | | Creator: | Boucard, Adolphe. | | | | Publication: | Pardy and son, printers, Bournemouth], London,1894. | | | | Notes: | On verso of added t.-p.: Bournemouth : Pardy and son. | | | | Call #: | E27 B752 | | | | Extent: | viii, ii, 204 p. front. (port.) 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Natural history -- America | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 5 | 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* | | 6 | 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* | | 7 | 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* | | 8 | Title: | Description generale de l'Amâerique troisieme partie du monde: avec tous ses empires, royaumes, estats et republiques
| | | | Creator: | Avity, Pierre d'sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635 | | | | | Rocoles, Jean-Baptiste de, 1620-1696 | | | | Publication: | chez Denys Bechet ... et Louis Billaine, A Paris,1660. | | | | Notes: | A separate issue of volume 7 of Le monde, ou la description gâenâerale de ses quatre parties ... par Pierre Davity ... Cf. Paris, Bibliotháeque gâenâerale des livres imprimâes, t. 5, 1900. Pages 49-50 repeated in paging. Particularly concerned with South America. | | | | Call #: | E18 D265 Vault Oversize | | | | Extent: | [4], 208 [i.e. 210], [11] p. ; 37 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early French To 1750
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 11 | Title: | The family tourist: A visit to the principal cities of the western continent: embracing an account of their situation, origin, plan, extent, their inhabitants, manners, customs, and amusements ... together with sketches of historical events
| | | | Creator: | Goodrich, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1790-1862 | | | | Publication: | Case, Tiffany and company, Hartford,1848. | | | | Notes: | Another edition issued at Philadelphia the same year. | | | | Call #: | B 6529 | | | | Extent: | xiv, [15]-640 p. incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Cities and towns -- United States | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 12 | Title: | The geography, history, and statistics, of America, and the West Indies: exhibiting a correct account of the discovery, settlement, and progress of the various kingdoms, states, and provinces of the western hemisphere
| | | | Creator: | Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879 | | | | | Lea, J. | | | | Publication: | Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and co, London,[1823?] | | | | Notes: | "This work appears to be an abstract of the 'Complete historical , chronolgical and geographical American atlas', pub. at Philadelphia, by Carey and Lea, in the preceding year, in folio". cf. Sabin. | | | | Call #: | E27 C274 | | | | Extent: | 1 p. l., [v]-vi, 477 p. fold. plates, fold. maps, fold. tables (part col) 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | America -- Description and travel | America -- History | America -- Economic conditions
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 14 | 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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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 16 | Title: | Travels of the Jesuits, into various parts of the world: compiled from their letters. Now first attempted in English. Intermix'd with an account of the manners, government, religion, &c. of the several nations visited by those fathers: with extracts from other travellers, and miscellaneous notes
| | | | Uniform Title: | Lettres e'difiantes et curieuses.
| | | | Creator: | Lockman, John, 1698-1771 | | | | | Jesuits | | | | Publication: | J. Noon, London,1743. | | | | Notes: | Principally translated from the "Lettres e'difiantes et curieuses" edited by C. Le Gobien. | | | | Call #: | BV2290 T779 | | | | Extent: | 2 v. fold. pl., 3 fold. maps, fold. plan. 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | China -- Description and travel | Indochina -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early English To 1750
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 17 | Title: | Transatlantic sketches in the West Indies, South America, Canada, and the United States
| | | | Creator: | Chester, Greville John, 1830-1892 | | | | Publication: | Smith, Elder & co, London,1869. | | | | Call #: | E168 C525 | | | | Extent: | xvi, 405, [1] p. 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Description and travel | West Indies -- Description and travel | Canada -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 18 | Title: | An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States, and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies
| | | | Creator: | Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829 | | | | Publication: | Printed for the editor; J. Ridgeway [etc.], London,1795. | | | | Notes: | Vol. 4 concludes with a History of American quadrupeds, etc., and an appendix containing treaties. | | | | Call #: | E18 W787H | | | | Extent: | 4 v. fronts. (ports.) plates (part col.) maps, fold. tables. 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Zoology -- America | America -- History | America -- Description and travel | United States -- Foreign relations -- Treaties | United States -- Description and travel
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 19 | Title: | An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies
| | | | Creator: | Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829 | | | | Publication: | Printed for the editor, J. Ridgway, London,1795. | | | | Notes: | Includes index. Enlarged from the 1st ed. of 1795. Vol. 4 concludes with a History of American quadrupeds, etc., and Appendix no. I-X, containing treaties. | | | | Call #: | E18 W787H1 | | | | Extent: | 4 v. : ill., plates ; 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Zoology -- America | America -- History | America -- Description and travel | United States -- Foreign relations -- Treaties | United States -- Description and travel
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