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An early history of the United States: An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the United States, and of the European Settlements in American and the West-Indies by William Winterbotham. First edition in four volumes. London: Printed for the Editor; J. Ridgway, York-Street; H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row; and D. Holt, Newark. Hardcovers bound in modern green polished half calf over marbled paper boards, 5.75 x 8.5, totaling 2024 pages, illustrated with portrait frontispieces, several plates and tables, and seven folding maps. Book condition: VG/None, with occasional foxing and toning, offsetting from plates, a short tear to the title page of Volume IV repaired with tape to the verso, and some folding maps showing minor repairs
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Reverend William Winterbotham (1763–1829), a British Baptist minister, was imprisoned for expressing liberal political views in his sermons. During his confinement, he compiled this extensive history of the United States, South America, and the West Indies, drawing together geographical, commercial, political, and philosophical observations on the New World. Richly illustrated with maps, views, and natural history plates, Winterbotham’s work remains one of the most substantial late-18th-century English publications on America.
