Auction 872, Lot # 41

E - Burke, William - Burke, Edmund. An Account of The European Settlements in America in Six Parts. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1758.
8o. marquilla, 3 h. + 324 p. + 5 h.; 5 h. + 308 p. The second edition with improvements. 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. 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. Tomo I: Un mapa plegado de América del Sur. Tomo II: Un mapa plegado de América del Norte. Ambos mapas por Emanuel Bowen. Encuadernados en pasta dura, en tela. Piezas: 2.
Contiene una detallada descripción de los asentamientos europeos en América, así como el clima, comercio, habitantes y economía de ellos.

Estimado $12,000-15,000