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The history of Jamaica, or, General survey of the antient and modern state of that island : with reflections on its situation, settlements, inhabitants, climate, products, commerce, laws, and government : in three volumes : illustrated with copper plates : vol. I[-III].

Title: The history of Jamaica, or, General survey of the antient and modern state of that island : with reflections on its situation, settlements, inhabitants, climate, products, commerce, laws, and government : in three volumes : illustrated with copper plates : vol. I[-III].
Author: Long, Edward, 1734-1813.
Publication: London : Printed for T. Lowndes, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXIV. [1774]

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	v. 3	Text	Use in library	Sc Rare 917.292-L (Long, E. History of Jamaica) v. 3	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	v. 2	Text	Use in library	Sc Rare 917.292-L (Long, E. History of Jamaica) v. 2	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	v. 1	Text	Use in library	Sc Rare 917.292-L (Long, E. History of Jamaica) v. 1	Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	*KF 1774 (Long, E. History of Jamaica)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors

Lowndes, Thomas, 1719-1784

Description

3 v. : ill., maps, plan; 26 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alternative Title

History of Jamaica
General survey of the antient and modern state of that island

Subjects

Note

Attributed to Edward Long by Halkett & Laing, and by Sabin.
"Corriegenda"--v. 2, p. 601; v. 3, p. 975.
Booksellers' advertisements: "Plays", v. 2, p. [1], 3rd count; "Books printed for T. Lowndes": v. 3, p. [1-2], 3rd count.
Engraved printer's ornaments on title pages.
Vol. 1: [2], 626 p., [4] leaves of plates (2 folded); v. 2: [2], 595, *596-*600, 601, [1] p., [10] leaves of plates (4 folded); v. 3: [3], 596-976, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates.
Signatures: v. 1: pi1 B-4K⁴ L² (-L2); v. 2: pi1 B-4G⁴ chi1; v. 3: pi⁴ 4H-6F⁴ 6G² (-6G2) 6H-6I⁴

Indexed In (note)

Brown, J.C. Bibliotheca Americana
Institute of Jamaica. Bibliographia jamaicensis
English short title catalogue
Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.)
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time

Provenance (note)

is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Call Number

Sc Rare 917.292-L (Long, E. History of Jamaica)

LCCN

02011573

OCLC

1870657
NYPGR1870657-B

Author

Long, Edward, 1734-1813.

Title

The history of Jamaica, or, General survey of the antient and modern state of that island : with reflections on its situation, settlements, inhabitants, climate, products, commerce, laws, and government : in three volumes : illustrated with copper plates : vol. I[-III].

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