Postlethwayt's remarkable encyclopedia of world trade, with emphasis on British America. Although this second volume covers only L-Z, it does contain the important maps of North America (on four sheets), of South America (on three sheets), of Africa (on four sheets), and the West Coast of Africa (showing all the European trading and slaving posts, with inset large-scale map of Gold Coast). The map of North America is engraved by Kitchin, revised by a Mr. Bolton from D'Anville. Wheat cites the smaller 1750 issue, and makes note of a comment engraved on it, "Northwest of California in Lat. 38 30, where no Spaniard ever settled, is the Harbor of Sr. Francis Drake, where he remained five Weeks in 1579, and with remarkable form and Ceremony, on the free Surrender of the Natives, took possession of the Country for Queen Elizabeth, calling it the Kingdom of New Albion..." Wheat Transmississippi 127.