The history of the British plantations in America. With a chronological account of the most remarkable things, which happen'd to the first adventurers in their several discoveries of that new world. Part I. Containing The history of Virginia; with remarks on the trade and commerce of that colony ...

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Title
The history of the British plantations in America. With a chronological account of the most remarkable things, which happen'd to the first adventurers in their several discoveries of that new world. Part I. Containing The history of Virginia; with remarks on the trade and commerce of that colony ...
Names
Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749 (Author)
Society for the Encouragement of Learning (Publisher)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1738
Place: London
Publisher: Printed at the expence of the Society for the encouragement of learning, by S. Richardson ...
Topics
West Indies, British
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Copy 1: Ford Collection.
Content: Copy 1: With bookplate of Revd. S. Harper.
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6221: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Content: Engr. vignette on t.-p. and on p. [188]
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 3027.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Title vignette.
Ownership: 174532 Copy 1.
Ownership: Stuart 14093 (Lenox) Copy 2.
Citation/reference: Sabin 37240 Copy 1
Physical Description
Extent: 4 p. l., 187 (1) p. 2 fold. maps. 25 x 20.5 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1864700
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14449582
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72b08dc0-c5d4-012f-abf5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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The history of the British plantations in America. With a chronological account of the most remarkable things, which happen'd to the first adventurers in their several discoveries of that new world. Part I. Containing The history of Virginia; with remarks on the trade and commerce of that colony ...