The authoritative bibliography is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide, and a valuable index for libraries, researchers and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. It was co-developed by John Alden and the Curator of European Books at The John Carter Brown Library, Dennis Landis. 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.

Topics covered include:

• British in America
• Commerce
• Discoveries
• Dutch in America
• French in America
• Great Britain—Colonies
• Jesuits (and other religious orders) in America
• Pirates
• Slave Trade
• And much more.