R.B.
Beverley. 1722. 8vo. - The first part is purely historical; in the second,
the author gives an account of the productions of the country; the third
relates to the manners, &c. of the Indians; the fourth is political. There
are, besides, many pertinent remarks on the physical geography of Virginia,
and on its climate and diseases.
817. Notes on Virginia. By Thos. Jefferson. 1788. 8vo. - Politics, commerce,
manufactures, and navigation, are here treated of in a satisfactory and
instructive manner, but with rather too much the air of philosophy.
818. Michaux's Travels to the West of the Alleghany Mountains. 1805.
8vo. - These travels are instructive regarding the manners, commerce, soil,
climate, and especially botany.
819. Lewis and Clarke's Travels up the Missouri to the Pacific Ocean,
1804-6. 4to.
820. Pike's Exploratory Travels through the Western Territory of North
America. 4to.
821. James's Account of an Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, 1819-20. 3
vols. 8vo.
822. Schoolcraft's Travels to the Sources of the Mississippi. 1820. 8vo.
823. Nuttall's Travels into the Arkansa Territory. 1819. 8vo. - These
travels describe a vast portion of America to the west of the Alleghany
Mountains, especially the valley of the Mississippi, and its tributary
streams. They are rather prolix and heavily written. Mr. James's work is
richest in natural history.
824. A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida. By Bernard Romans.
New York, 1766.
