[OLDMIXON JOHN] The British Empire in America

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[OLDMIXON, JOHN] The British Empire in America. 8 folding maps. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary calf, rebacked in period style, moderate wear; moderate dampstaining in second volume, inked stamps on edges and pages 329 of each volume; early bookplates on front pastedowns, library bookplates and date stamps on front free endpapers. London, 1708

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first edition. Written with substantial personal assistance from William Penn and several other leading residents of the American colonies, in addition to the usual historical sources. The maps by Herman Moll cover North America; Newfoundland; New England and New York; Virginia and Maryland; the Carolinas and Bermuda; Barbados; the Leeward Islands; and Jamaica. European Americana 708/95; Howes O-61 ("aa"); Lande 690; Sabin 57156.