(TRAVEL) Humphreys David An Historical Account of the Incorp

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(TRAVEL.) Humphreys, David. An Historical Account of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. 2 folding maps, in strong condition. [32], 356 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf, minor wear, tastefully rebacked in period style; minor foxing; two bookplates on front pastedown, one from noted collector James Patrick Ronaldson Lyell. London, 1730

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Devoted almost entirely to the colonies of the future United States, with chapters devoted to the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and New England. Includes accounts of the Indian wars in the Carolinas, a slave insurrection in New York, and more. Other chapters are titled "Endeavors to Instruct the Negroe Slaves" and "Attempts to Convert the Iroquois Indians." The maps are by Herman Moll; one depicts the Carolinas, and the other the northeast including New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. European Americana 730/125; Howes H795 ("aa"); Sabin 33801.