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ENTICK, JOHN. An Historical and Geographical Description of the British Empire. 6 folding maps, some with short tears. 4 volumes. 8vo, contemporary calf, moderate wear; minor dampstaining in Volume III; signatures of early owner in each volume. With half-titles. London: W. Lane and J. Fielding, [1774?]
Pages 293 to 494 of Volume IV describe Britain's American colonies, including maps titled "North America from Cape Florida to Baffins Bay" (with a crudely repaired horizontal tear nearly across the center) and "The British Islands and Privileges in the West Indies." This edition not in Sabin. ESTC only lists 2 copies of this edition, and only 6 of any edition under this title. Later issued as The Present State of the British Empire; no copies have been traced at auction under either title since 1973.
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