http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0364103
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
is part of: The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies
creator: Alcedo, Antonio de, 1735-1812
creator: Thompson, George Alexander
issued: 2018-02-20
issued: 1812
description: "Vols.4-5 have imprint: London, Printed for the author and published by Carpenter and son . . . "For its own additions, etc., is infinitely superior to the original":- W.T. Lowndes. Bibliographical manual. Vol.I, p.26. The additions are enclosed in square brackets and include references to the northwest coast. H.R. Wagner (no.597) surmised that Thompson had had access to Joseph Ingraham's journal of the Hope and John Hoskins's log of the Bombia Rediviva." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 5.
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extent: 512 pages : tables ; 28 cm
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note: GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES. CONTAINING AN ENTIRE TRANSLATION OF THE SPANISH WORK OF COLONEL DON ANTONIO DE ALCEDO, CAPTAIN OP THE ROYAL SPANISH GUARDS, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY QF HISTORY;. ilarge attritions anti Compilations FROM MODERN VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC INFORMATION. 1 G. A. THOMPSON, ESQ. IN FIVE VOLUMES. VOL. III. — Magna modis multis miranda videtur Gentibus humanis regio, visendaque.fertur, Rebus opima bonis. Luceetius, iib. I. line 727 • lottDotr: 3 BOND-STREET ; LONGMAN, HURST, 1812. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES. MASSACHUSETTS. [Chap. VI. Fiom the arrival of Governor Shute in 1716, to the arrival of Governor Belcher in 1730. (Anno 1716.)—COLONEL Shute arrived at Bo^on, October the 4tb, 1716, in a merchant ship, and was received with the usual parade. He made the opposersof the bank his first acquaintance, the old governor's family in particular, and took his lodgings at Mr. Paul Dudley's. He had received very unfavourable impressions of the other party from Mr. Belcher and Mr. Dummer, in England, and was considered, from his first arrival, as an enemy to the scheme, and the heads of the party were the heads of an opposition during the whole of his administration. In his first speech to the general court, November 7, he puts them in mind of the bad state of the trade of the province, an important article of any people's happiness, owing, as he supposed, to the great scarcity of money, and recommends the consideration of some effectual measures to supply this want, and thereby to restore trade to a flourishing condition. This was pointing out to them a further emission of government's bills, and the representatives, pleased with so easy a method, of obtaining money, soon determined upon a second loan of 100,000/. for JO years, to be put into the hands of commissioners appointed for each county in proportion to their taxes. This provision bein…
note: Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/433192577
has type: Dictionaries
identifier: E14 .A36
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0364103
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: London : James Carpenter
publisher: London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
publisher: London : White, Cochrane, and co. and Murray
publisher: Oxford : Parker
publisher: Cambridge : Deighton
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Koerner Library. E14 .A36
subject: America--Description and travel
subject: West Indies
subject: Travel
subject: America
title: The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies. Containing an entire translation of the Spanish work of Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, captain of the Royal Spanish Guards, and member of the Royal Academy of History: with large additions and compilations from modern voyages and travels, and from original and authentic information. In five volumes. Vol. III
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