History of Canada

History of Canada

Full title: The history of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, which are dependent on the Province of New-York in America, and are a barrier between the English and the French in that part of the world. : With particular accounts of their religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of government; their several battles and treaties with the European nations; their wars with the other Indians; and a true account of the present state of our trade with them. In which are shewn, the great advantage of their trade and alliance to the British nation, and the intrigues and attempts of the French to engage them from us; a subject nearly concerning all our American plantations, and highly meriting the attention of the British nation at this juncture. / By the Honourable Cadwallader Colden, Esq; one of His Majesty's counsel, and surveyor-general of New-York. To which are added, Accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North-America, their numbers, strength, etc. and the treaties which have been lately made with them. In two volumes.

Cadwallader Colden, 1688-1776

London: : Printed for Lockyer Davis, at Lord Bacon's Head in Fleet-street; J. Wren in Salisbury-court; and J. Ward in Cornhill, opposite the Royal-Exchange.

M D CC LV [1755]

2 volumes : 1 folded map ; 18 cm. (12⁰)

Vol. 1: xii, [4], 260 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 2: [4], 251, [9] p.

Booksellers' advertisements: [9] p. at end of v. 2.

Both volumes have bookplate of Sir Campbell Stuart at the front; volume 1 also has a different bookplate of Campbell Stuart in the back, upside down.

Schulich-Woolf copy missing the folded map.

Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

English

E99.I7 C68 1755
ESTC T144799