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 : in two volumes 6123417 DIM009320 Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 Burke, William, 1730-1798 (from t.p.) 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. http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio11257591.001 http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio11257591.002 v.1-2 Travel & Voyages America--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800. America--Description and travel--Early works to 1800. First edition Probably a collaboration of Edmund and William Burke. Cf. ESTC Vol. 1: [4], 312 p., [1] leaf of plates (folded map); v. 2: 300, [20] p., [1] leaf of plates (folded map) text Printed for R. and J. Dodsley 1757 1757 London books 2 v. : maps ; 20 cm. (8vo) NNC eng 2015-02-02T14:58:09Z 2017-05-21T04:58:02Z 10.7916/D8QV3SWG