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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 ... With curious maps done from the newest surveys

by: Oldmixon, Mr. (John), 1673-1742; Moll, Herman, d. 1732, cartographer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL

Publication date: 1708

Topics: United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, West Indies, British -- Early works to 1800, Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800, Atlantic Provinces -- History, West Indies, British -- History, Great Britain -- Colonies -- America

Publisher: London : Printed for John Nicholson ..., Benjamin Tooke ...

Collection: johnadamsBPL; bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library

Language: English

Dedication signed: J. Oldmixon

Errata on p. [xl], v. 1

(From t.p.) "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, Pennsylvania, 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."

Includes index

John Adams Library incomplete: wanting v. 2

John Adams Library copy has separate leaves of annotations pasted in p. 374-375 and 380-381

John Adams Library copy: transcriptions of handwritten annotations available

John Adams Library copy inscribed on inside front cover: "London, 1742. July 9. Friday: This day dyed ... after a lingering illness... John Oldmixon, Esq. ..."

John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library

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John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894