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100 1 $aOldmixon,$cMr.$q(John),$d1673-1742.
245 14 $aThe British empire in America, :$bcontaining the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies, on the continent and islands of America. In two volumes. Being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of them, viz. Vol. I. Newfoundland, New-Scotland, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pensylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina and Hudson's-Bay. Vol. II. Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincents, Dominico, Antego, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Barbuda, Anguilla, Jamaica, the Bahama and Bermudas Islands. With curious maps of the several places done from the newest surveys. /$cBy Herman Moll, geographer.
260 $aLondon :$bPrinted for John Nicholson at the King's Arms in Little Britain, Benjamin Tooke at the Middle-Temple-Gate, Fleetstreet, and Richard Parker and Ralph Smith under the piazza of the Royal Exchange,$c1708.
300 $a2 v. :$bmaps ;$c21 cm. (8vo)
500 $aIn fact by, John Oldmixon, who signs the dedicatiion in v. 1, p. vi.
500 $aVolume II has title: The British empire in America, containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies on the continent and islands of America. The second volume. Being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincents, Dominico, Antego, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Barbuda, Anguilla, Jamaica, the Bahama and Bermudas Islands. With curious maps of the several places done from the newest surveys. By Herman Moll, geographer.
500 $aAll locations in title transcription in both v. 1 and 2 are printed in two columns separated by single vertical rules; "The Bahama and Bermudas Islands" are grouped together with "The Bahama and Bermudas" printed in the second column and "Islands" printed to the right of a parenthesis grouping them together.
500 $aIncludes a sample of unidentified New-England Indian language in v. 1, p. 101, a few words of unidentified New York Indian language in v. 1, p. 123, and a short vocabulary list of Eskimo to English in v. 1, p. 401 collected at Hudson's Bay.
500 $aPagination: v. 1: xxxviii, [2], 412 p., [5] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 382, [34] p., [3] folded leaves of plates.
500 $aSignatures: v. 1: A⁸ a⁸ b⁴ B-2C⁸ 2D⁶; v. 2: [A]1 B-2D⁸ (2C1 missigned C)
500 $aErrata: v. 1, p. [2], 2nd count.
500 $aIncludes general index at end of v. 2.
500 $aBookseller's advertisements: v. 2, p. 382, p. [1-2], 2nd and 3rd count.
500 $aTitle pages printed within double rule border.
510 4 $aAlden, J.E. European Americana,$c708/95.
510 4 $aBrown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800,$cIII:117.
510 4 $aCundall, F. West Indies,$c2000.
510 4 $aHanson$c940.
510 4 $aKress Lib.$c2597.
510 4 $aLande Coll.$c690.
510 4 $aHandler, J. Barbados history,$cp. 19.
510 4 $aESTC$cT135550.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full speckled calf; front board of v. 1 detached.
590 $aProvenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: A. Robinson: contemporary ms. autograph on recto of title page leaves.
650 0 $aEskimo languages$vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.
650 4 $aBooksellers' catalogs$zGreat Britain$y1708.
650 4 $aIndian linguistics$xEskimo languages.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
651 0 $aWest Indies, British.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zAmerica.
700 1 $aMoll, Herman,$dd. 1732.
700 1 $aRobinson, A.$4fmo$5RIBRL.
752 $aEngland$dLondon.
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