The present state of the British Empire in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. [electronic resource] : Containing a concise account our possessions in every part of the globe; the religion, policy, customs, government, trade, commerce, and manufactures, with the natural and artificial curiosities, of the respective parts of our dominions, the origin and present state of the inhabitants; their sciences and arts; together with their strength by sea and land. The whole exhibiting a more clear, though more summary, view of the power of British Empire than has hitherto appeared.