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. ...

By

Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Boston], Printed at the Apollo Press, in Boston, by Belknap and Hall, 1792

Notes

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.

Publisher's advertisements: final text leaf.

Collation includes final blank leaf.

Evans | 24085.

BAL, | 931.

ESTC | W20181.

Evans, | 24085.

Sabin, | 4431.

Subjects

Africa , America , Bees , Electronic books , Human skin color , Indians of North America

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.159070