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1Title:  Hedendaagsche historie, of Tegenwoordige staat van Amerika: Met nieuwe landkaarten en afbeeldingen der voornaamste zeehavens versierd    
 Creator:  Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767 
 Publication:  I. Tirion, Amsterdam,1766-69. 
 Notes:  Sabin 31212. A translation of the part relating to America in Thomas Salmon's "Modern history: or, The present state of all nations," London, 1736-38. 
 Call #:  E25 H452 
 Extent:  3 v. fronts., fold. pl., fold. maps, fold. plans. 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Description and travel
 
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2Title:  Our trip to America: being diary and letters written during a holiday tour in the autumn of 1889    
 Creator:  Watson, Agnes H. 
 Publication:  Printed by Olive & Boyd, Edinburgh,1890. 
 Call #:  B 987 
 Extent:  112 p. 
 Subjects:  America -- Description and travel
 
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3Title:  Scenes in America: for the amusement and instruction of little tarry-at-home travellers    
 Creator:  Taylor, Isaac, 1759-1829 
 Publication:  Published by Silas Andrus, Hartford, [Conn.],1825. 
 Notes:  First published London : John Harris, 1821. See Moon, M.J. Harris's books, 865. Map on folded plate facing t.p. 
 Call #:  E27 T242 
 Extent:  117 p., [26] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 15 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Description and travel
 
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4Title:  Travels of a naturalist: A record of adventures, discoveries, history and customs of Americans and Indians, habits and descriptions of animals, chiefly made in North America, California, Mexico, Central America, Columbia, Chili, etc., during the last forty-two years    
 Creator:  Boucard, Adolphe. 
 Publication:  Pardy and son, printers, Bournemouth], London,1894. 
 Notes:  On verso of added t.-p.: Bournemouth : Pardy and son. 
 Call #:  E27 B752 
 Extent:  viii, ii, 204 p. front. (port.) 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Natural history -- America | America -- Description and travel
 
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5Title:  An account of the European settlements in America: In six parts. 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    
 Creator:  Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 
 Burke, William, 1730-1798
 Publication:  R. and J. Dodsley, London,1758. 
 Notes:  Probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but usually attributed to the former, who called himself merely the reviser of his kinsman's work. Cf. Dict. Nat. Biog.; Sabin, Bibl. amer. 
 Call #:  E143 B959 
 Extent:  2 v. fronts. (fold. maps) 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel
 
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6Title:  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    
 Creator:  Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 
 Burke, William, 1730-1798
 Publication:  R. and J. Dodsley, London,1760. 
 Notes:  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. 
 Call #:  E143 B959A 
 Extent:  2 v. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel
 
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7Title:  Histoire des colonies europâeennes dans l'Amâerique: en six parties. I. Une histoire abrâegâee de la dâecouverte de cette partie du monde. II. Les moeurs & les coutumes de les premiers habitans. III. L'histoire des colonies espagnoles. IV. --Portugaise. V. --Francoise, Hollandoises & Danoises. VI. --Angloises    
 Alt. Title:  An account of the European settlements in America. French. 1767    
 Creator:  Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 
 Burke, William, 1730-1798
 Publication:  Chez Merlin, Paris,1767. 
 Notes:  A translation of "An account of the European settlements in America," probably the joint work of Edmund and William Burke, but generally attributed to Edmund, who called himself the reviser of William's work. cf. Quâerard and Barbier (both of whom attribute the original to Soame Jenyns) also Dict. Nat. Biog. 
 Call #:  E143 B959H Vault 
 Extent:  2 v. : 2 fold. maps ; 17 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel
 
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8Title:  Description generale de l'Amâerique troisieme partie du monde: avec tous ses empires, royaumes, estats et republiques    
 Creator:  Avity, Pierre d'sieur de Montmartin, 1573-1635 
 Rocoles, Jean-Baptiste de, 1620-1696
 Publication:  chez Denys Bechet ... et Louis Billaine, A Paris,1660. 
 Notes:  A separate issue of volume 7 of Le monde, ou la description gâenâerale de ses quatre parties ... par Pierre Davity ... Cf. Paris, Bibliotháeque gâenâerale des livres imprimâes, t. 5, 1900. Pages 49-50 repeated in paging. Particularly concerned with South America. 
 Call #:  E18 D265 Vault Oversize 
 Extent:  [4], 208 [i.e. 210], [11] p. ; 37 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early French To 1750
 
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9Title:  Travels in the United States,etc: during 1849 and 1850    
 Creator:  Stuart-Wortley, EmmelineLady, 1806-1855 
 Publication:  Harper & brothers, New York,1851. 
 Call #:  E166 W935 
 Extent:  xii, [13]-463 p. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel
 
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10Title:  Travels in the United States, etc: during 1849 and 1850    
 Creator:  Stuart-Wortley, EmmelineLady, 1807-1855 
 Braine, John Clibbon.
 Publication:  Harper & Bros, New York,1851. 
 Call #:  E166 W935 Vault 
 Extent:  463 p. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel
 
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11Title:  The family tourist: A visit to the principal cities of the western continent: embracing an account of their situation, origin, plan, extent, their inhabitants, manners, customs, and amusements ... together with sketches of historical events    
 Creator:  Goodrich, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1790-1862 
 Publication:  Case, Tiffany and company, Hartford,1848. 
 Notes:  Another edition issued at Philadelphia the same year. 
 Call #:  B 6529 
 Extent:  xiv, [15]-640 p. incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Cities and towns -- United States | America -- Description and travel
 
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12Title:  The geography, history, and statistics, of America, and the West Indies: exhibiting a correct account of the discovery, settlement, and progress of the various kingdoms, states, and provinces of the western hemisphere    
 Creator:  Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879 
 Lea, J.
 Publication:  Printed for Sherwood, Jones, and co, London,[1823?] 
 Notes:  "This work appears to be an abstract of the 'Complete historical , chronolgical and geographical American atlas', pub. at Philadelphia, by Carey and Lea, in the preceding year, in folio". cf. Sabin. 
 Call #:  E27 C274 
 Extent:  1 p. l., [v]-vi, 477 p. fold. plates, fold. maps, fold. tables (part col) 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  America -- Description and travel | America -- History | America -- Economic conditions
 
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13Title:  America, 1667: a translation of L'Amerique, written in 1667    
 Creator:  Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667 
 Publication:  Bloch, Cleveland,[1959- 
 Call #:  E143 S229 
 Extent:  v. fold. col. maps, facsim. 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Indians | America -- Description and travel | Cleveland imprints 1959
 
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14Title:  Algemeine geschichte der lèander und vèolker von America: nebst einer vorrede Siegmund Jacob Baumgartens ; mit vielen kupfern    
 Creator:  Schrèoter, Johann Friedrich, 1710-1788 
 Lafitau, Joseph-Franðcois, 1681-1746
 Charlevoix, Pierre-Franðcois-Xavier de, 1682-1761
 Publication:  Bey J. J. Gebauer, Halle,1752-1753. 
 Notes:  Dedication signed: "J. F. S." Includes index. The first part, comprising most of v. 1, is a translation of J. F. Lafitau's "Moeurs des sauvages americains comparâees aux moeurs des premiers tems", Paris, 1723. Part 2 is compiled from various sources, and includes "Das chronologische verzeichnis der entdeckungen der Newen welt", translated from Charlevoix's "Histoire et description generale de la Nouvelle France, 1745" (i. e. 1744) cf. Vorrede. Baumgarten's "Vorrede" contains a bibliography of the New world. 
 Call #:  E143 S382 
 Extent:  2 v. : ill., plates (part fold.), maps (part fold.) ; 26 x 31 cm. 
 Subjects:  Indians | America -- Description and travel | America -- Discovery and exploration
 
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15Title:  Historic landmarks of America    
 Creator:  Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 
 Publication:  Dodd, Mead & Co, New York,1907. 
 Call #:  E159 S62 
 Extent:  xiv, 305 p., [40] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Historic sites -- United States | United States -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel
 
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16Title:  Travels of the Jesuits, into various parts of the world: compiled from their letters. Now first attempted in English. Intermix'd with an account of the manners, government, religion, &c. of the several nations visited by those fathers: with extracts from other travellers, and miscellaneous notes    
 Uniform Title:  Lettres e'difiantes et curieuses.    
 Creator:  Lockman, John, 1698-1771 
 Jesuits
 Publication:  J. Noon, London,1743. 
 Notes:  Principally translated from the "Lettres e'difiantes et curieuses" edited by C. Le Gobien. 
 Call #:  BV2290 T779 
 Extent:  2 v. fold. pl., 3 fold. maps, fold. plan. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  China -- Description and travel | Indochina -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early English To 1750
 
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17Title:  Transatlantic sketches in the West Indies, South America, Canada, and the United States    
 Creator:  Chester, Greville John, 1830-1892 
 Publication:  Smith, Elder & co, London,1869. 
 Call #:  E168 C525 
 Extent:  xvi, 405, [1] p. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | West Indies -- Description and travel | Canada -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel
 
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18Title:  An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States, and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies    
 Creator:  Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829 
 Publication:  Printed for the editor; J. Ridgeway [etc.], London,1795. 
 Notes:  Vol. 4 concludes with a History of American quadrupeds, etc., and an appendix containing treaties. 
 Call #:  E18 W787H 
 Extent:  4 v. fronts. (ports.) plates (part col.) maps, fold. tables. 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Zoology -- America | America -- History | America -- Description and travel | United States -- Foreign relations -- Treaties | United States -- Description and travel
 
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19Title:  An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies    
 Creator:  Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829 
 Publication:  Printed for the editor, J. Ridgway, London,1795. 
 Notes:  Includes index. Enlarged from the 1st ed. of 1795. Vol. 4 concludes with a History of American quadrupeds, etc., and Appendix no. I-X, containing treaties. 
 Call #:  E18 W787H1 
 Extent:  4 v. : ill., plates ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Zoology -- America | America -- History | America -- Description and travel | United States -- Foreign relations -- Treaties | United States -- Description and travel
 
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20Title:  Travels in the United States, etc., during 1849 and 1850    
 Creator:  Stuart-Wortley, EmmelineLady, 1806-1855 
 Publication:  Richard Bentley, London,1851 
 Call #:  B 3393 
 Extent:  3 v. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | America -- Description and travel | Mexico -- Description and travel | Peru -- Description and travel | Panama -- Description and travel
 
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