The British Empire in America, containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies on the continent and islands of America ... With curious maps of several places, done from the newest surveys by Her

Book Description

London: printed for John Nicholson, Benjamin Tooke, Richard Parker & Ralph Smith, 1708. 2 volumes, octavo. (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches). 8 folding maps by Herman Moll. Contemporary panelled calf (rebacked). First edition, with material omitted from the second edition. Oldmixon's name is signed to the dedication of this first edition only, and Sabin suggests authorship should be attributed to Moll, who produced the maps. In many other respects the editions are different. There is much material on Pennsylvania that is contained in the first and not the second, "apparently derived from personal communication with William Penn" (JCB). The British possessions in North America are described in the first volume, while those in the West Indies are described in the second. The maps depict North America; New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; Virginia and Maryland; Carolina; Barbados; St. Christopher's; and Jamaica, among others. European Americana 708/95; Handler 19; Howes O61; JCB (III)1:117; Kress 2597; Lande 690; cf. Rich p.64 (a later edition); Sabin 57156; TPL 38.

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