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Descriptive Information

Title
The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America viz, Jamaica, Barbadoes, S. Christophers, Nevis, 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. Licens’d, July 20. 1686. Roger L’Estrange.
Call Number
Lapidus 5.1586
EXKA Americana 1687 Blome
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcj3860j138
Publisher
London : Printed by H. Clark, for Dorman Newman ... , 1687.
Language
English
Date Created
1687
Extent
[8], 262, [42] p., [9] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., port., maps ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Provenance
Princeton copy 2 ExKa copy has bookplates of Ambrose Holbech and Grenville Kane.
Princeton copy 1 Armorial bookplate (motto: "Sapere aude") of the North Library of the Earls of Macclesfield at Shirburn Castle, shelfmark 33.A.19.
Source Acquisition
Princeton copy 1 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
References
ESTC R7492
Hunt 377
Wing B3215
Meisel, M. A bibliography of American natural history, v. 3, p. 335 (variant ed.)
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Author named in dedication to King James II on p. [3] of 1st group.
"Astronomical tables ..." has a separate t.p.
P. 59, 257, 260 and 261 erroneously numbered 65, 241, 244 and 245.
Maps are as follows: A new & exact mapp of ye isle of Iamaica ... (28 x 32 cm.) ... (facing p. 1) -- The island of Barbados (13 x 11 cm.) / by Robert Morden. (facing p. 30) -- Æstivarum insulæ at Barmudas ... (10 x 13 cm.) / by R. Morden (facing p. 146) -- A new map of Carolina (12 x 11 cm.) / by Robt. Morden (facing p. 151) -- A new map of Virginia, Maryland, Pensilvania, New Yarsey (12 x 10 cm.) / by Robt. Morden. (facing p. 183) --New England and New York (11 x 13 cm.) / by Robt. Morden (facing p. 211) -- The north west part of America (11 x 12 cm.) / by Robt. Morden (facing p. 258).
"Books printed for, and sold by Dorman Newman ...": p. [37]-[42] of last group.
Binding Note
Princeton copy 2 ExKa copy in old speckled calf.
Princeton copy 1 Lapidus copy in original full calf.

Discovery Information

Subject
United States—Description and travel
West Indies—Description and travel
Great Britain—Colonies—America

Physical Characteristics

File Count
351

Institutional Information

Collection
The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
IIIF Manifest URL

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