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The history of the British plantations in America. Part I, containing the history of Virginia, with remarks on the trade and commerce of that colony : with a chronological account of the most remarkable things which happen'd to the first adventurers in their several discoveries of that new world / by Sir William Keith.

Accession number
PML 32269
Creator
Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749.
Published
London : Printed at the expense of the Society for the Encouragement of Learning by S. Richardson and sold by A. Millar ... J. Nourse ... and J. Gray ..., 1738.
Credit line
Gift; Mr. J.P. Morgan; Dec. 1935.
Notes
Engraved map facing p.l: A new and correct map of America, laid down according to the accurate improvements of Senex, Moll and other modern geographers ... 1738.
Engraved map facing p. 177: A new map of Virginia ... 1738.
"The first of an intended series of colonial histories, which was not continued"--Sabin.
Sabin 37240.
Title vignette.
No more published ... relates almost wholly to Virginia.
Description
187 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : maps.
Provenance
With arms of 5th duke of Richmond & Lennox.
Binding
Old mottled calf, with arms of 5th duke of Richmond & Lennox.
Classification
Department