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Extracted from his Histoire philosophique et politique des etablissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 27343-27345. ; Extracted from Raynal's Histoire philosophique et politique des etablissemens et du commerce des Europé ens dans les deux Indes. ; "In two volumes. Vol. I." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

1. East Indies -- 2. America. Discovery -- 3. Colonies and colonization. History -- 4. Commerce. History -- 5. Commerce (Colonial) -- 6. Commerce, East Indies. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Sabin ; Mode of access: Internet. ; With book-plate of John Lowell, Jr., and autograph of Francis C. Lowell, in each volume. ; One map mutilated.

Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 28243-28245. ; Attributed to Edmund Burke--National union catalog pre-1956 imprints. Also attributed to William Burke--Dictionary of national biography. ; "In two volumes, Vol. I." ; "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." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

"A digression concerning the smallpox"; v. 2, p. 392-414. ; The second volume ends at p. 416 (end of section XVI, Virginia); in a re-issue [1758?] of v. 2, with t.-p. "Boston .1753" prefixed, pages 417-440 were added ("in order to render this work more compleat, the following is collected from Mr. Salmon's Geographical and historical grammar, printed in London 1757") [i.e. the 6th ed. 1758, events to Nov. 1758 being included] ; At end of table of contents of v. 1 is printed the direction "Place the map to face the title of vol. I." No reference to a map is found in the earlier editions, nor elsewhere in this issue. ; Subtitle varies. ; Originally issued in numbers: v. 1, Jan. 1747-May 1749; v. 2, April 1750-Aug. (?) 1752, but not printed in the "American magazine" as first announced by the publisher; left unfinished at the author's death in October 1752. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Table of contents of v. 2 wanting. ; "A digression concerning the smallpox": v. 2, p. 392-414. ; Sections concerning North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, noted in "The author to the reader", p. ii, v. 1, as part of "Vol. II, Part 1" are not found in this work. The second volume ends at p. 416 (end of second section XVI, Virginia); in a re-issue [1758?] of v. 2, with t.-p. "Boston . 1753" prefixed, pages 417-440 were added ("in order to render this work more compleat, the following is collected from Mr. Salmon's Geographical and historical grammar, printed in London 1757") ; The three maps described in the Introduction to v. 2, p. 20-21 ("Originals composed and lately printed in the several countries") are wanting in this copy and in all L. C. copies of different editions of the "Summary"; the "Map of the Dominions of New-England", and that of "New-York, the Jersies and Pensylvania, published 1749, by Mr. Evans in Pensylvania", are found separately in the map collection of the Library of Congress. ; To vol. 2 of this copy is prefixed the t.-p. of "No I . Vol. II" with imprint, "Boston: Printed and Sold by Daniel Fowle in Queen-Street; where may be had the first Volume bound or stitch'd. Also some odd Numbers to compleat imperfect Setts. 1750." There are many references in v. 2 to the year 1752 (cf. pages 394, 395, 399, 412, etc.) ; Originally issued in numbers: v. 1, Jan. 1747-May 1749; v. 2, April 1750-Aug. (?) 1752, but not printed in the "American magazine" as first announced by the publisher; left unfinished at the author's death in October 1752. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Vol. 1: [4], 312 p., [1] leaf of plates (folded map); v. 2: 300, [20] p., [1] leaf of plates (folded map). ; Probably a collaboration of Edmund and William Burke. Cf. ESTC. ; First edition. ; (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. ; NUC pre-1956 ; ESTC ; Mode of access: Internet.

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. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Ms. note on fly leaf: "To Sir John Dalrymple bart. the author presents these Annals, which had never been written but for his advice ." ; No more published in separate form. Book II appeared in the collections of the New York historical society, 1868, Publication fund series v. 1. ; book 1. From their settlement to 1688. ; Mode of access: Internet.

2 v. ; 20 cm. (8vo) ; Originally issued in numbers of 16 p., each with cover-title; v. 1, Jan. 1747-May 1749; v. 2, April 1750-Nov. 1752. Left unfinished at the author's death in October 1752. ; Some copies of v. 1 have the severe characterization of Admiral Knowles found in no. 15 (p. 235-238) as issued separately, but, owing to a suit for libel, omitted from most copies of the bound volume. ; Imprint of v. 2 varies: Boston: Printed and sold by Daniel Fowle in Queen-Street; where may be had the first volume bound or stitch'd. Also some odd numbers to compleat imperfect setts. 1751 [i.e., 1752]. The table of contents for v. 2 covers material through p. 296 only. ; Vol. 1: [2], iii, [3], 568 p.; v. 2: [4], 416 p. Page 464 of v. 1 misnumbered 456. ; "A digression concerning the small-pox."--v. 2, p. 392-414.

Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 32427-32429. ; Attributed to Edmund and William Burke--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. ; "In two volumes. Vol. I." ; "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." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 49268-49270. ; Attributed to Edmund Burke--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. Also attributed to William Burke--Dictionary of national biography. ; "In two volumes. Vol. I." ; "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." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44