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1Title:  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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2Title:  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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3Title:  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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4Title:  America: its geographical history 1492-1892: six lectures delivered to graduate students of the Johns Hopkins University    
 Creator:  Scaife, Walter Bell, 1858- 
 Publication:  The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore,1892. 
 Call #:  H31 J66 v.13 
 Extent:  5 p. Á., 176 p. 25 cm. 
 Subjects:  Names, Geographical -- America | America -- Discovery and exploration | America -- Description and travel | Mississippi River -- Discovery and exploration | Rio del Espiritu Santo
 
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5Title:  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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