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].
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 7121. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | 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). Signed on page 81: W. Smith. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. Errata statement, page [3]. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 86 pages ; 20 cm. Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York -- New York. |