Philosophical and miscellaneous papers / lately written by B. Franklin.

Author/creator Franklin, Benjamin
Other author Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for C. Dilly, 1787.
Description[2], 186, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates (fold.) : ill. (some fold.), fold. map (woodcuts) ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents A letter [concerning chimneys] to Dr. Ingenhausz. Appendix : notes on the above letter -- Miscellaneous observations -- Letter from Mr. Rusten to Dr. Franklin -- Description of a new stove for burning of pitcoal, and consuming all its smoke -- Meteorological conjectures, &c. -- Letter to Mr. Nairne of London -- A letter to Mr. Alphonsus le Roy, containing sundry maritime observations -- Information to those who would remove to America -- Remarks concerning the savages of North America -- The internal state of America : being a true description of the interest and policy of that vast continent -- Letter to B--V--, esq. : on the criminal laws, and the practice of privateering.
Local noteScience; Finance; Race.
Local note2011AC14500.
General noteEdited by Edward Bancroft, who in the advertisement (p. [3] at front) announces a second volume, but this was never printed. Cf. Ford.
General notePlates signed: W. Darton, sc. and J. Lodge, sc. Two plates unsigned.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 25562.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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