In this set imprint date appears on v. 7-8 only Most of the articles are followed by a critical essay on the sources of information, and notes in addition to the foot-notes v. 1. Aboriginal America. [c1889] -- v. 2. Spanish explorations in America from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century. [c1886] -- v. 3. English explorations and settlements in North America, 1497-1689. [c1884] -- v. 4. French explorations and settlements in North America, and those of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes, 1500-1700. [c1884] -- v. 5. The English and French in North America, 1689-1763. [c1887] -- v. 6-7. The United States of North America. [c1887-88] -- v. 8. The later history of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America. [c1889] Victoria University Library copy has signature of John McLean on first flyleaf of each volume Fisher Regis copy: With the autograph of Harrison John MacLean, The Telegram, Editorial Department 26 32 35 52