Originally published Amsterdam, 1770.

Edition in 10 volumes in octavo, with 19 books of text and a frontispiece illustration in each volume (including a portrait of Raynal in v.1), as well as 23 tables. A companion volume, consisting of 50 maps and 25+[3] pages of text, was published under the title: Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre, dressé pour l'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissemens et du commerce des Européens dans les deux Indes / Rigobert Bonne. [Geneva, 1783]

According to various sources, the following persons provided substantial information and collaborated with Raynal in the writing of the text: Denis Diderot; Jean Pechméja; Paul Henri Dietrich Holbach; Paulze; J. Dutasta; and abbé Martin.

Authorship of book 19 (v. 10) sometimes exclusively assigned to Alexandre Deleyre; other sources state text partly written by Raynal and partly by Deleyre, while yet different sources report Deleyre as editor of book 19. This book is also known under the title: Tableau de l'Europe.

Vignette on title pages.

Paging: v.1: xvj, 346, [2] p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded); v.2: xij, 376 p., [5] leaves of plates (4 folded); v.3: xj, [1], 370, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v.4: xij, 308 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 folded); v.5: xj, [1], 258, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v.6: xij, 308 p., [7] leaves of plates (6 folded); v.7: xij, 358, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates (4 folded); v.8: xij, 350, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v.9: viij, 260, [4] leaves of plates (3 folded); v.10: vj, 344 p., [1] leaf of plates.

Volume 1: p. 256 misnumb.: "258"; v.3: p. 314 misnumb.: "114"; v.10: p. 319 misnumb.: "219"

Regular plates (10) unnumbered; folded plates (tables, 23) have book number(s) of text in Roman numerals and sequence number within each book or group of books in Arabic numerals, but in some instances the sequence numbers are omitted. All tables printed on rectos, with blank versos.

Includes indexes.

Sabin 68081n.

Kress Lib. B.631.

Feugère, A. Bib. critique de l'abbé Raynal, 55.

For collation by signatures, see the John Carter Brown Library's bibliographical file.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary half calf and paper boards.

John Carter Brown Library copy purchased from the Louisa D. Sharpe Metcalf Fund.