[Burke, Edmund].

Account of the European Settlements in America – In Six Parts [Published in Two Volumes of which we offer here Volume II pf the rare Irish Edition only and which includes the “Description of Canada” and “Cape Breton”, The West-Indies, Nova Scotia, Several Southern States etc.]. The Six Parts are: 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. / Each Part contains: An Accurate Description of the Settlements in it, their Extent, Climate, Productions, Trade, Genius and Dispositions of their Inhabitants : the Interests of the several Powers of Europe, with respect to those Settlements and their Political Commercial Views with regard to each other.

The Fourth Edition, with Improvements. Volume II [of two]. Dublin, Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-Street, 1762. Small Octavo (10.5 cm wide x 17.5 cm high). [5], 301 pages. Hardcover / Original full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Binding still firm with the spine starting. Small stain to rear board. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

This second Volume of the rare Dublin Edition includes the following Parts:

Part V: The French Settlement

Includes for example: A description of Martinico [sic] (Martinique] / The Settlement of Hispaniola / The towns of Cape Francoise and Leogan / Of Guardaloupe [sic] (Guadalupe) / French North America / Description fo Canada / The Fair of Montreal / The Inhabitants of Canada / The River St.Lawrence and the Great Lakes / Cape Breton /

Louisiana / The Mississippi / The Ohio / The Fountain of Youth / The Colony of Louisiana / The French Policiy with regard to their Colonies /

The Dutch Settlements / Curassou [sic] (Curacao with the City and its Trade) / The Spanish Counterband / The Danish Island of Santa Cruz / The Character of the several European Nations as they regard America /

Part VI: The English Settlement

Includes for example: The Division of the English West-Indies / Description of Jamaica / Conquest of that Island / The Settlement of Jamaica / The Failure of Cacao / The Buccaniers / The Products of Jamaica / Piemento / Sugar-Rum / Molasses / Cotton / Ginger / The Logwood Trade / The Counterband / Slave Trade

Port Royal / The Earthquake of 1692 / Kingston / St.Jago de la Vega or Spanish-Town / Barbados / Its savage condition at the first planting / The Hardship suffered by the Planters [on Barbados] / The Great Wealth and number of inhabitants [of Barbados] / The speedy increase of the Island [of Barbados] / Present State of the Island [of Barbados] /

St.Christopher / Antigua / Nevis / Montserrat, their present condition and force /

Climate of the West-Indies / The rains and Winds [in the West-Indies] / Hurricanes [in the West-Indies] / Sugar and the manufacturing of it [in the West-Indies] / Planters in the West Indies, their way of Life and management of their affairs / The Negroes [in the West-Indies] /

Observations on Taxing the Colonies / State of the Negroes in the West-Indies / Danger from them / Methods proposed for remedying these abuses [by the Negroes] / The Necessity of increasing the Whites / Use of this regulation in trade /

Misery of the Negroes / Great Waste of them / Methods of preventing it / Instruction of Negroes in Religion /

Part VII: British North America

Includes for example: A General View of the English Dominions in North America / First attempts to settle in North America / The Rise and Progress of the Puritans / They are persecuted by Land and Several fly [flee] into New England / Difference in Religion divides the Colony / Massachuset [Massachusetts] / Connecticut / Providence / Spirit of Persecution / Persecution of the Quakers / Disputes about Grace /

The Witchcraft Delusion / Great cruelties / The Madness ends in the accusation of the Magistrates / Reflections

The situation, Climate &c. of New England / Indian Corn described / Cattle of New England / People of New England / History of the Charters of the Colonies here and the Forfeiture of some / Boston, its Harbour / Trade / Ship-Building / Distillery / Foreign Traffic / Reflections on the scheme of limiting it / Declension of the Trade of New England /

City of New York / Its Flourishing Trade / Albany / The Indian Trade there / The Iroquis or Six Nations / New Jersey and Pennsylvania / Description of their situation / Short account of their settlement / New Jersey – Its Trade and inhabitants / Account of William Penn / The Principles on which he settled the Colony / Inhabitants of Pennsylvania / Variety of Nations and Religions there / Pacific Principles of the Quakers /

Description of Philadelphia / Number of People in Philadelphia / Its fliurishing condition / Few Negroes there

Situation &c. of Virginia / Coveniency of its Rivers for Navigation / Beasts and Birds of the Country / The Opossum / Towns in Viginia few and small / Tobacco and its cultivation / People in Virginia / White and Black /

Three unsuccessful attempts to settle Virginia / Settled at last by Lord Delaware / Virginia holds out against Cromwell / Bacon’s Rebellion /

Maryland / The time of settling it / Grant to Lord Baltimore / Attempt of King James to deprive him of his Jurisdiction / Capital of Maryland

Attempts of the French to settle Carolina / They are beat off by the Spaniards / Carolina is settled by the English / Its Constitution [Constitution of Carolina] / Situation, Climate &c. of Carolina / The commodities of Carolina for export / Rice, Indigo, Pitch and Tar / Process in raising and manufacturing these commodities / North Carolina, some account of its settlement / Bad state of that province /

An Account of Charles-town / Port-Royal / The Trade of Carolina /

Settlement of Georgia / Colony new modelled / Faults in the New Constitution / Trade of this Province /

Nova Scotia, the time and reasons of its Settlement / French there / Climate and Soil / Annapolis, Halifax and Lunenburg /

The Island of Newfoundland / The Fishery there / The Bermudas / Their Settlement and Trade / The Bahamas /

Hudson’s Bay / Attempts for the Discovery of a North-West Passage / The Hudson’s Bay Company / Thoughts upon its Trade / Climate and Soil of the Countries there /

The Royal, Proprietary and Charter Governmnets / Laws of the Colonies / Paper Currency / Abuses in it / Another sort of Money Proposed

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• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32429AB

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