Title
A discourse intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus : delivered at the request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event : to which are added four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. ...
By
Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
[Boston], Printed at the Apollo Press, in Boston, by Belknap and Hall, 1792
Notes
Contents: (from t.p.) 1. On the circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients -- 2. An examination of the pretensions of Martin Behaim to a discovery of America prior to that of Columbus, with a chronological detail of all the discoveries made in the 15th century -- 3. On the question, whether the honey-bee is a native of America? -- 4. On the colour of the native American and the recent population of this continent.
Publisher's advertisements: final text leaf.
Collation includes final blank leaf.
Evans | 24085.
BAL, | 931.
ESTC | W20181.
Evans, | 24085.
Sabin, | 4431.
Subjects
Africa
,
America
,
Bees
,
Electronic books
,
Human skin color
,
Indians of North America
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.159070
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