Publication of The Present State of the West-Indies
- When
- 1778
- Where
- London, place of publication
Thomas Kitchin's descriptive book on European possessions in the West Indies appeared in 1778, published by R.; London is admitted as place of publication only under the event scope.
The Present State of the West-Indies: Containing an Accurate Description of What Parts Are Possessed by the Several Powers in Europe was published in 1778 by R. The author, Thomas Kitchin, was an English engraver and cartographer who served as hydrographer to the king and had written about the history of the West Indies. The passages confirm the year but supply no month or day, so the legacy 1 January date is corrected to an unverified placeholder.
Sources
- Thomas Kitchin Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-14
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