A discourse intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

delivered at the request of the historical society in Massachusetts on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event : to which are added four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. ...

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A discourse intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

delivered at the request of the historical society in Massachusetts on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event : to which are added four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. ...

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132

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Table of Contents

(from t.p.) 1. On the circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients
2. An examination of the pretensions of Martin Behaim to a discovery of America prior to that of Columbus, with a chronological detail of all the discoveries made in the 15th century
3. On the question, whether the honey-bee is a native of America?
4. On the colour of the native American and the recent population of this continent.

Edition Notes

LC copy has embossed stamp and release label of the Public Library of Boston, signed C.C. Jewett.
Evans 24085
BAL 931
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-R⁴.
Publisher's advertisements: p. [1-2] at end.

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[Boston, Mass.]
Genre
Anniversaries, etc., Early works to 1800.

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Library of Congress
E111 .B43

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132, [4] p. (last leaf blank) ;
Number of pages
132

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OL6914537M
LCCN
02007686

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