The history of Jamaica or, General survey of the antient and modern state of the island: with reflections on its situation settlements, inhabitants, climate, products, commerce, laws, and government...

Title Variants

Alternative: General survey of the ancient and modern state of the island

Alternative: General survey of the antient and modern state of the island

Alternative: History of Jamaica

By

Long, Edward, 1734-1813

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, T. Lownudes, 1774

Notes

Vols. 2-3 paged continuously

Attributed to Edward Long by Halkett & Laing and by Sabin.

Pagination: volume 1: [2], 626 p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded); volume 2: [2], 595, *596-*600, 601, [1] p., [10] leaves of plates (4 folded); volume 3: [3], 596-976, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates.

Signatures: volume 1: pi1 B-4K⁴ L² (-L2); volume 2: pi1 B-4G⁴ chi1; volume 3: pi⁴ 4H-6F⁴ 6G² (-6G2) 6H-6I⁴

Corriegenda: volume 2, page 601; volume 3, page 975.

"Plays", booksellers' advertisements: volume 2, page [1], 3rd count; "Books printed for T. Lowndes": volume 3, pages [1-2], 3rd count.

Engraved printer's ornaments on title pages.

Institute of Jamaica. Bibliographia jamaicensis, | 2.

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, | 41871.

Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous publications in the English language (3rd ed.), | III:69.

Brown, J.C. Bibliotheca Americana, | III:1952.

English short title catalogue, | T142858.

Subjects

1774, , Blacks , Catalogs,Booksellers' , Great Britain , History , Imprint 1774 , Jaimaica , Jamaica , Natural history , Politics and government , Slavery , Slaves , To 1962

Call Number

F1868 .L84

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.20976
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/02011573
OCLC: 1870657