A Discourse written

by Sir George Downing, The King of Great Britain's Envoy Extraordinary to the States of the United Provinces by Sir George Downing

$2,850 · Offered by Martayan Lan

Scarce second, much augmented edition (first 1664) of this early tract on New York. The author answers the charge by the Dutch of instigating war with England, as a result of which New Amsterdam was retained by the latter. The original edition was a pamphlet of 21 pages; the present..... More

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