MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 02011914
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050 00 $aE188$b.O44
100 1 $aOldmixon,$cMr.$q(John),$d1673-1742.
245 14 $aThe British empire in America :$bcontaining the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies on the continent and islands of America : in two volumes : being an account of the country, soil, climate, product and trade of them, viz. ... : with curious maps of the several places, done from the newest surveys /$cby Herman Moll, geographer.
260 $aLondon :$bPrinted for John Nicholson ..., Benjamin Tooke ..., and Richard Parker and Ralph Smith ...,$c1708.
300 $a2 v. :$bmaps (engravings), music (relief) ;$c20 cm. (8vo)
500 $aDedication signed: J. Oldmixon.
500 $aVol. 1: xxxviii, [2], 412 p., [5] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 382, [34] p., [3] folded leaves of plates.
510 4 $aSowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson,$c470
510 4 $aESTC$cT135550
505 0 $a(from title page, v. 1) Vol. I. Newfoundland, New-Scotland, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pensylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina, and Hudson's-Bay -- Vol. II. Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincents, Dominico, Antego, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Barbuda, Anguilla, Jamaica, the Bahama and Bermudas islands.
500 $aIncludes index.
500 $aErrata: v. 1, p. [2], 2nd group of paging.
500 $aBookseller's advertisements: v. 2, p. 382, p. [1-2] at end.
500 $aLC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Has inscriptions: Wil. Spark. Imperfect: v. 1, map of Virginia and Maryland wanting; v. 2, map of Barbados torn at fold, missing a panel. Misbound: v. 1, [2] p., 2nd group of paging bound in between the title page and p. iii.$5DLC
561 $aLC copy is Thomas Jefferson's, initialled by him at signatures I and T in each volume.$5DLC
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
651 0 $aWest Indies, British$vEarly works to 1800.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xColonies$zAmerica$vEarly works to 1800.
700 1 $aMoll, Herman,$d-1732,$ecartographer.
700 1 $aJefferson, Thomas,$d1743-1826,$eformer owner.$5DLC
710 2 $aThomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)$5DLC
752 $aEngland$dLondon.