A general idea of the College of Mirania : with a sketch of the method of teaching science and religion, in the several classes: and some account of its rise, establishment and buildings. Address'd more immediately to the consideration of the trustees nominated, by the Legislature, to receive proposals, &c. relating to the establishment of a college in the province of New-York. : [Three lines of quotations in Latin].
| Author/creator |
Smith, William, 1727-1803 |
| Format | Book and Microform |
| Publication Info | New-York : Printed and sold by J. Parker and W. Weyman, at the new printing-office in Beaver-Street, 1753. (Price one shilling and six pence.) |
| Description | 86 pages ; 20 cm. |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7121 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7121. ^A478749 |
| General note | Outlining "a purely fictitious institution" to show the kind of college William Smith thought suitable for a new country. The concept informed the founding of the University of Pennsylvania. Cf. Wood, G.B. Early hist. of the Univ. of Penn. (1896). |
| General note | Signed on p. 81: W. Smith. |
| General note | Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. |
| General note | Errata statement, p. [3]. |
| References | Evans 7121 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7121). |
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| Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 7121 | ✔ Available |