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An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania and of West-New-Jersey in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation, the wholesomness of the air, the navigable rivers, and others, the prodigious encrease of corn, the flourishing condition of the city of Philadelphia, with the stately buildings, and other improvements there : the strange creatures, as birds, beasts, fishes, and fowls, with the several sorts of minerals, purging waters, and stones, lately discovered : the natives, aborogmes [!], their language, religion, laws, and customs : the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English, with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map of both countries

Title
An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania [electronic resource] : and of West-New-Jersey in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation, the wholesomness of the air, the navigable rivers, and others, the prodigious encrease of corn, the flourishing condition of the city of Philadelphia, with the stately buildings, and other improvements there : the strange creatures, as birds, beasts, fishes, and fowls, with the several sorts of minerals, purging waters, and stones, lately discovered : the natives, aborogmes [!], their language, religion, laws, and customs : the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English, with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map of both countries / by Gabriel Thomas, who resided there about fifteen years.
Author
Thomas, Gabriel, active 17th century-18th century.
Publication
London : Printed for, and sold by A. Baldwin, 1698.

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4 p.l., 55 p., 1 l., [9]-34 p. : fold. map; 17 cm.
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Note
  • "An historical description of the province and country of West-New-Jersey in America ..." has separate t.-p. and pagination.
  • Sabin no. 95395.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
LCCN
01010784
OCLC
CTRG10033148-B
Author
Thomas, Gabriel, active 17th century-18th century.
Title
An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania [electronic resource] : and of West-New-Jersey in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation, the wholesomness of the air, the navigable rivers, and others, the prodigious encrease of corn, the flourishing condition of the city of Philadelphia, with the stately buildings, and other improvements there : the strange creatures, as birds, beasts, fishes, and fowls, with the several sorts of minerals, purging waters, and stones, lately discovered : the natives, aborogmes [!], their language, religion, laws, and customs : the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English, with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map of both countries / by Gabriel Thomas, who resided there about fifteen years.
Imprint
London : Printed for, and sold by A. Baldwin, 1698.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG10033148-B
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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