(PANAMA) [Foyer Archibald] [A] Defence of the Scots Settleme

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(PANAMA.) [Foyer, Archibald?] [A] Defence of the Scots Settlement at Darien. 4to, modern 1/2 calf by Period Bookbinders of Bath; first 5 leaves restored on edges, other minor repairs, a lone wormhole, edges worn and browned, cropped on top edge with loss of some headlines and page numbers and the initial "A" in title; uncut. [Edinburgh], 1699

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A description of the Scottish settlement in what is now Panama, written to secure English support and counter Spanish claims to the territory. The colony collapsed later that year due to disease and a Spanish siege; two thousand settlers perished. Authorship is variously ascribed to Archibald Foyer, George Ridpath, or John Hamilton, Baron Belhaven; the dedication is signed "Philo Caledon." European Americana 699/10; Sabin 78211; Scott, Darien Colony 68; Wing F2047.