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1. Travels through the middle settlements in North America, in the years 1759 and 1760 : with observations upon the state of the colonies / by the Rev. Andrew Burnaby, D.D., Archdeacon of Leicester and Vicat of Greenwich.

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Creator:: Burnaby, Andrew, 1732–1812
Date:: 1798
Physical Description:: xix, [1], 209, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The present state of Great Britain and North America : with regard to agriculture, population, trade, and manufactures, impartially considered : containing a particular account of the dearth and scarcity of the necessaries of life in England; the want of staple commodities in the Colonies; the decline of their trade; increase of people; and necessity of manufactures, as well as of a trade in them hereafter : in which the causes and consequences of there growing evils, and methods of preventing them, are suggested; the proper regulations for the Colonies, and the taxes imposed upon them, are considered, and compared with their condition and circumstances.

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Creator:: Mitchell, John, 1711–1768
Date:: MDCCLXVII [1767]
Physical Description:: [8], xvi, 363, [1] pages ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America : viz. Jamaica, Barbadoes, S. Christophers, Mevis, Antego, S. Vincent, Dominica, New-Jersey, Pensilvania, Monserat, Anguilla, Bermudas, Carolina, Virginia, New-England, Tobago, New-found-land, Mary-land, New-York. With new maps of every place. Together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands; from the year 1686, to 1700. Also a table by which, at any time of the day or night here in England, you may know what hour it is in any of those parts. And how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places.

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Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: 1687
Physical Description:: [8], 262, [42] p., [9] leaves of plates ([8] folded) : ill. (port., 7 fold. maps, fold. diagr.) ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A letter to the people of Scotland on the alarming attempt to infringe the articles of the Union : and introduce a most pernicious innovation, by diminishing the number of the lords of Session / by James Boswell.

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Creator:: Boswell, James, 1740–1795
Date:: 1785
Physical Description:: 107 p. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A map of ye English Empire in ye continent of America : viz Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, New York, New Iarsey, New England, Pennsilvania / W. Binneman sculpsit ; by R. Daniel, Esq.

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Creator:: Daniel, R. (Richard)
Date:: [19--?]
Physical Description:: 1 map ; 48 x 59 cm., on sheet 64 x 78 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The American traveller, or, Observations on the present state, culture and commerce of the British colonies in America, and the further improvements of which they are capable : with an account of the exports, imports and returns of each colony respectively, and of the numbers of British ships and seamen, merchants, traders and manufacturers employed by all collectively : together with the amount of the revenue arising to Great-Britain therefrom : in a series of letters, written originally to the Right Honourable the Earl of ******** / by an old and experienced trader.

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Creator:: Clúny, Alexander
Date:: MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:: [8], 122 pages, [2] leaves of plates, (1 folded) : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The American traveller: or, observations on the present state, culture and commerce of the British colonies in America, and the further improvements of which they are capable; with an account of the exports, imports and returns of each colony respectively,--and of the numbers of British ships and seamen, merchants, traders and manufacturers employed by all collectively: together with the amount of the revenue arising to Great Britain therefrom. In a series of letters, written originally to the Right Honorable the Earl of ********* by an old and experienced trader.

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Creator:: Clúny, Alexander
Date:: 1769
Physical Description:: 4 p. l., 122 p. front., fold. map. 30 x 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respect to number of peoples, forces, forts, Indians, trade and other advantages : in which are considered, I. The defenceless condition of our plantations, and to what causes owing : II. Pernicious tendency of the French encroachments, and the fittest methods of frustrating them : III. What it was occasioned their present invasion, and the claims on which they ground their proceedings : with a proper expedient proposed for preventing future disputes : in two letters to a friend.

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Date:: MDCCLV [1755]
Physical Description:: [2], 190 (that is, 150) pages ; 21 cm (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A description of the island of Jamaica : with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related, viz. Barbadoes, St. Christophers, Nievis, or Mevis, Antego, St. Vincent, Dominica, Montserrat, Anguilla, Barbada, Bermudes, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New-York, New-England, New-Found-Land / published by Richard Blome. Together with The present state of Algiers.

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Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: 1678
Physical Description:: [8], 88, [2], 17, [5] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. (port., maps) ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts