The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1763 - Londen, J Dodsley, 1782 -(4) 216 (2) 307 (5) pp - half leather Goed. Naam op titelblad geschreven. Binnenwerk verkleurd, foxing op aantal pp, enkele plek. Kreuk in 3 bladen. Bevat 4 uitslaande kaarten (2 onderaan binnemarge iets gekruld) With Detailed Engraved Map of the British North American Colonies This volume of the Annual Register, includes several maps including an interesting map of the British Colonies at the end of the French & Indian War, based upon John Mitchell's seminal map of 1755: -The New Map of the British Dominions in North America; with the Limits of the Government annexed thereto by the late Treaty of Peace, and settled by Proclamation October 7th, 1763. Obviously the British public of the time had a strong desire to know more about the American colonies, having just experienced the Revolutionary War. The map (with inset of East Florida) indicates the colonies which remained at the end of the French and Indian Wars, showing the southern colonies as far west as the Mississippi. The map shows the many French and English Forts in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, along with numerous Indian Tribes on either side of the Mississippi River. Includes a large inset showing Florida as an Archipelago. Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia extend to the Mississippi, although Pennsylvania extends west only to Ft. Pitt. The other maps included in the volume, all folding: -An Accurate Map of the Seat of War in the Kingdom of Prussia . . . -A New Map of the Seat of War on the Coat of Malabar, Coromandel, in the Empire of the Great Mogol . . . -A New and Correct Chart of the Seat of War, on the Coasts of France, Spain, Portugal and Italy; with the adjacent Coasts & Islands, in the Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Several of the articles herein relate to events in America, including: State of our conquests in North America. Three governments. Reasons for this arrangement. Indians commence hostilities. Causes of the war. Indians neglected. Strength of the English in North America dreaded. State of the savage nations. Revolution amongst themselves. The Indians grow powerful. Iroquois generally quiet. Plan of the Indian war. Frontiers of the middle settlements wasted. Forts taken. Indians repulse our troops at Detroit. They attack Fort Pitt. March of colonel Bouquet. Battle of Bushy Run. Indians defeated. Fort Pitt relieved. Engagement near Niagara. Besides the American content, the volume is filled with interesting articles on world events such as The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) which was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. The opposing alliances were led by Great Britain, primarily supported by Prussia, and France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War, and 1762 to 1763 Anglo-Spanish War, as well as notices on literary and scientific topics​. ​​​​ "The Annual Register for 1763 tabulated the casualty list for British sailors in the Seven Years' War with France. Out of 184,899 men raised or rounded up for the war, 133, 708 died from disease, primarily scurvy, while only 1,512 were killed in action.” -) The Annual Register originated at the suggestion of Edmund Burke, who was for some years editor and principal contributor. Many leading historians of the American Revolution, including David Ramsay, James Murray and William Gordon, borrowed extensively from the series. The Annual Register was an annual survey of the past year from a British perspective, usually focusing on history, politics and literature. With sections titled: “History of Europe,” “Chronicle,” “State Papers,” “Characters,” “Natural History,” “Projects,” “Antiquities,” “Miscellaneous Essays,” “Poetry” and “Account of Books. Will be send by registered mail