A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent, including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c. As to their situation, extent, climate, soil, produce, rise, government, religion, present boundaries, and the number of inhabitants supposed to be in each. Also of the interior, or westerly parts of the country, upon the rivers St. Laurence, the Mississipi, Christino, and the Great Lakes. To which is subjoined, an account of the several nations and tribes of Indians residing in those parts, as to their customs, manners, government, numbers, &c. Containing many useful and entertaining facts, never before treated of. By Major Robert Rogers.
Robert Rogers (1731-1795)
Category
Books
Date
1765
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3215553
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii, [1], 264 p. ; 8vo. Provenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; sewn onto five raised bands; double gilt fillet border; red spine label lettered: Rogers's Acct. of No America.
Makers and roles
Robert Rogers (1731-1795)