A topographical description of the western territory of North America : containing a succinct account of its climate, natural history, population, agriculture, manners and customs, with an ample description of the several divisions into which that country is divided. And an accurate statement of the various tribes of Indians that inhabit the frontier country. : To which is annexed a delineation of the laws and government of the state of Kentucky. Tending to shew the probable rise and grandeur of the American empire. : In a series of letters to a friend in England. /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Two states noted. The second state has "Notes to volume 1," pages [237]-260 (i.e., [227-250]), not present in the first state. "Volume 2" is: Filson, John. The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky ... New York : Samuel Campbell, 1793. With a half-title. Error in paging: pages 216-250 misnumbered 226-260. The map of the Southern states was engraved by Cornelius Tiebout; the map of the rapids of the Ohio River near Louisville is unsigned. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 2 unnumbered pages, 26-260 [i.e., 26-250], 2 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : 2 maps ; 17 cm. (duodecimo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York -- New York. |