A general idea of the College of Mirania : with a sketch of the method of teaching science and religion, in the several classes: and some account of its rise, establishment and buildings. Address'd more immediately to the consideration of the trustees nominated, by the Legislature, to receive proposals, &c. relating to the establishment of a college in the province of New-York. [Three lines of quotations in Latin].
| Author/creator | Smith, William |
| Other author | Parker, James, 1714-1770 printer. |
| Other author | Weyman, William, -1768, printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-York : Printed and sold by J. Parker and W. Weyman, at the new printing-office in Beaver-Street, 1753. (Price one shilling and six pence) |
| Description | 86 pages ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Outlining "a purely fictitious institution" to show the kind of college William Smith thought suitable for a new country. The concept informed the founding of the University of Pennsylvania. Cf. Wood, G.B. Early hist. of the Univ. of Penn. (1896). |
| General note | Signed on p. 81: W. Smith. |
| General note | Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. |
| General note | Errata statement, p. [3]. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | Evans, 7121 |
| References | Sabin, 84614 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W4650. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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