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Coloniæ anglicanæ illustratæ : or, The acquest of dominion, and the plantation of colonies made by the English in America, with the rights of the colonists, examined, stated, and illustrated . Part I. Containing I. The plan of the whole work, including the proposition, asserting the rights of the colonists, intended to be established. II. A brief history of the wars, revolutions, and events which gave rise to all the marine discoveries and foreign acquisitions made by the modern Europæans. III. A survey of the knowledge and opinions, which the Europæans had of the earth in times preceding these discoveries; with other matters relating to this subject. IV. The particulars of the progress made by the Portuguese, from their beginning these discoveries, to the death of King John II, and an account of the grants made to the Kings of Portugal of the countries that were or might be discovered, by the bulls of several popes, with one of them set forth at large.
Bollan, William, d. 1776.Date: Printed in the year MDCCLXII. [1762]- E-books
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Coloniæ Anglicanæ illustratæ or, the acquest of dominion, and the plantation of colonies made by the English in America, with the rights of the colonists, examined, stated, and illustrated. Part I. Containing I. The Plan of the whole Work, including the Proposition, asserting the Rights of the Colonists, intended to be established. II. A brief History of the Wars, Revolutions, and Events which gave Rise to all the marine Discoveries and foreign Acquisitions made by the modern Europeans. III. A Survey of the Knowledge and Opinions, which the Europaeans had of the Earth in Times preceding these Discoveries; with other matters relating to this Subject. IV. The Particulars of the Progress made by the Portuguese, from their beginning these Discoveries, to the death of king John II, and an account of the Grants made to the kings of Portugal of the Countries that were or might be discovered, by the Bulls of several Popes, with one of them set forth at large. Fides praestantior Auro.
Bollan, William, d. 1776.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- E-books
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An essay on the rise and progress of geography in Great-Britain and Ireland; illustrated with specimens of our oldest maps
Richard GoughDate: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- E-books
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Philippi Cluverii Introductio in universam geographiam Tam veterem quam novam tabulis geographicis Xlvi ac notis olim ornata a Johanne Bunone, jam vero locupletata additamentis & annotationibus Joh. Frid. Hekelii & Joh. Reiskii. Cum privilegio Ordinum Holl. & Westfrisiae. 1697. Quibus in hac Editione Londinensi accedunt additamenta plurima ad Historiam & Geographiam, cum antiquam, tum hodiernam spectantia, ex Scriptoribus optimae Notae, Cellario praesertim & Luytsio, excerpta & in Marginem relata. Quae un�a cum Typis Aeneis insuper additis, Editionem hancce prioribus, tertia parte saltem, auctiorem reddunt
Cl�uver, Philipp, 1580-1622.Date: MDCCXI. [1711]- Books
Prolégomènes de l'arithmétique de la vie humaine, : contenant la classification générale des talens, l'échelle des âges de l'homme, et une formule d'évaluation de toutes les situations géographiques; d'après un même système / par Wilhelm Butte, docteur en philosophie, conseiller de S.M. le Roi de Bavière, et professeur de statistique et d'économie politique à l'Université de Landshut.
Wilhelm ButteDate: 1812