The history of the British dominions in North America : from the first discovery of that vast continent by Sebastian Cabot in 1497, to its present glorious establishment as confirmed by the late treaty of peace in 1763.

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Corporate Author: Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Becket and Co., in the Strand, MDCCLXXIII [1773]
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Item Description: Anonymous.
"In fourteen books."
Volume 1, page 128 mispaged 102; 247 as 274; 253 as 532; volume 2 lacks title page.
Contains "A map of the British Dominions in North America according to the Treaty of 1763", by Peter Bell, Geographer, 1772. Cf. A Bibliography of Canadiana, item 448.
Map is hand coloured.
"A work of no great authority; probably a bookseller's speculation, in consequence of the interest which the affairs of America excited about this time."--Rich (cf. Sabin, Bibl. amer.).
Physical Description: [15], 4-297, [2], 2-275, [1] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : folded colour map ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.