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090 a| F257b| .B843 1737;

100 1 a| Brickell, John,d| 1710?-1745,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdgYmvh49brgPT8gQdRKd=| ^A42803;

245 14 a| The natural history of North-Carolina :b| with an account of the trade, manners, and customs of the Christian and Indian inhabitants : illustrated with copper-plates, whereon are curiously engraved the map of the country, several strange beasts, birds, fishes, snakes, insects, trees, and plants, &c. /c| by John Brickell, M.D.;

264 1 a| Dublin :b| Printed by James Carson, in Coghill's Court, Dame-street, opposite to the Castle-Market. for the author,c| 1737.;

300 a| xv pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 408 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) :b| illustrations, map ;c| 19 cm (8vo);

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Engraved folding map of North Carolina and four engraved plates, two are folded; engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout.;

520 a| Brickell accompanied provincial governor George Burrington to North Carolina in 1724, remaining in the region for six years and becoming one or the first medical doctors in North Carolina. Part of this book, principally the material on the flora and fauna of North Carolina, is taken from the work of John Lawson, but there is also much of his own material, especially in the areas of social and economic history and on the medical practices of the native tribes. The work includes a short comparative vocabulary of the Woccon, Pamticoe, and Tuskeruro Indians. The map is based primarily on that of Lawson (1709), with the largely unexplored interior labeled "Cherokee Mountains.";

500 a| An almost verbatim transcript of John Lawson's A new voyage to Carolina. Cf. North American review, v. 23, p. 288-289.;

500 a| Signatures: [a]⁴ b⁴ A-3E⁴.;

500 a| "Subscribers": pages vii-xv.;

500 a| Brief vocabulary of some Indian languages on p. 407.;

500 a| Errors in pagination: p. x, 197 and 341 numbered vii, 127 and 331 respectively.;

510 4 a| Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800,c| III: 560;

510 4 a| Alden, J.E. European Americana,c| 737/42;

510 4 a| Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present timemc| 7800;

541 c| Gift ofa| Gene and Susan Roberts,d| 8/29/2025;

650 0 a| Natural historyz| North Carolina.=| ^A1005980;

650 0 a| Tuscarora languagev| Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.=| ^A836821;

650 0 a| Woccon languagev| Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.=| ^A1486521;

651 0 a| North Carolinax| Description and travel.=| ^A23297;

651 0 a| South Carolinax| Description and travel.=| ^A42805;

650 7 a| Indians of North America.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00969633;

650 7 a| Natural history.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01034268;

650 7 a| Travel.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01155558;

650 7 a| Tuscarora language.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01159713;

648 7 a| 1700-17992| fast;

655 7 a| Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01423786;

655 7 a| History.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01411628;

700 1 a| Lawson, John,d| 1712-1759.t| New voyage to Carolina.=| ^A739723;

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590 a| Joyner Library copy has dedication to Richard, Earl of Anglesey on the 4 unnumbered pages following subscribers.;

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The natural history of North-Carolina : with an account of the trade, manners, and customs of the Christian and Indian inhabitants : illustrated with copper-plates, whereon are curiously engraved the map of the country, several strange beasts, birds, fishes, snakes, insects, trees, and plants, &c. / by John Brickell, M.D.

Author/creator	Brickell, John author.
Other author	Lawson, John, 1712-1759.
Format	Book
Publication	Dublin : Printed by James Carson, in Coghill's Court, Dame-street, opposite to the Castle-Market. for the author, 1737.
Description	xv pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 408 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, map ; 19 cm (8vo)
Subjects	Natural history--North Carolina. Indians of North America--North Carolina. --History. --18th century. Tuscarora language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Woccon language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. North Carolina--Description and travel. South Carolina--Description and travel.

Abstract	Brickell accompanied provincial governor George Burrington to North Carolina in 1724, remaining in the region for six years and becoming one or the first medical doctors in North Carolina. Part of this book, principally the material on the flora and fauna of North Carolina, is taken from the work of John Lawson, but there is also much of his own material, especially in the areas of social and economic history and on the medical practices of the native tribes. The work includes a short comparative vocabulary of the Woccon, Pamticoe, and Tuskeruro Indians. The map is based primarily on that of Lawson (1709), with the largely unexplored interior labeled "Cherokee Mountains."
Local note	Joyner Library copy has dedication to Richard, Earl of Anglesey on the 4 unnumbered pages following subscribers.
General note	Engraved folding map of North Carolina and four engraved plates, two are folded; engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout.
General note	An almost verbatim transcript of John Lawson's A new voyage to Carolina. Cf. North American review, v. 23, p. 288-289.
General note	Signatures: [a]⁴ b⁴ A-3E⁴.
General note	"Subscribers": pages vii-xv.
General note	Brief vocabulary of some Indian languages on p. 407.
General note	Errors in pagination: p. x, 197 and 341 numbered vii, 127 and 331 respectively.
Digital Bookplate	Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
References	Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III: 560
References	Alden, J.E. European Americana, 737/42
References	Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present timem 7800
Acquisitions source	Gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 8/29/2025
Genre/form	Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Genre/form	History.

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