2 volumes in 1. xii, 324; xii, 308 pp. Stipple engraved portrait frontispiece; two folding maps. (8vo) 7¾x5, period full tree calf, spine embellished in gilt. Fifth Edition.

Significant history of the European expansion into the New World, called by Howes the "best contemporary account." He also notes that the work was "actually written by William Burke, but usually ascribed to his more famous kinsman who gave substantial help." The two maps are of South America and North America. Howes B974.