A seventeenth century treatise promoting settlement in the BritishAmerican colonies is the first acquisition made through the Blauvelt-Demarest Foundation fund. Entitled The Present State of hisMajesties Isles and Territories in America, the 1687 London imprintis dedicated by the author, Richard Blome, to King James II.In addition to a fascinating text, the volume contains a number ofmaps depicting possessions in the Caribbean as well as on the NorthAmerican mainland, plus an appendix of astronomical tables. Blome'sobservations on the colony of New Jersey are interesting, though notentirely prophetic: "neither are we troubled with the Musketo-fly inthis place, our Land lying generally high and healthy, and theybeing commonly in boggy ground. . .this Province affords all that iseither for the Necessity, Conveniency, Profit or Pleasure of HumaneLife.".
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机译：通过布劳维尔特·德马雷斯特基金会（Blauvelt-Demarest Foundation fund）进行的第一笔收购是一部十七世纪的论文，旨在促进英美殖民地的定居。 1687年由作者理查德·布洛姆（Richard Blome）致敬詹姆士二世（King James II）的伦敦烙印，题为《美国s下群岛和领地的现状》。在北美大陆上，外加天文表的附录。布洛姆在新泽西州的殖民地观察很有趣，尽管它很有先见之明：“我们也不在这里为火蝇蝇困扰，我们的土地通常高高而健康，它们通常都在沼泽地上……这个省负担得起所有这是为了人道生活的必要性，便利性，利润或乐趣。”。
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