European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 is a free archive of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750.
This is a free archive of valuable primary source records and is an authoritative bibliography that is respected by scholars worldwide. (Coverage dates: pre-1750)
This statement from EBSCO provides valuable insight for the regard of the content in this collection. “This archive was co-developed by John Alden and the Curator of European Books at The John Carter Brown Library, Dennis Landis. It represents a wide range of topics, from the British, French, and Dutch in America, to natural disasters, religious orders, slavery and more. The John Carter Brown Library, founded in 1846, is a foremost repository of rare books and materials and is a center for advanced research in history and the humanities.”