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geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the present situation of the United States of America
comprehending a description of the United States ... : To which is prefixed, a general account of the discovery of America, by Columbus; general description of the whole continent of America, and the numerous tribes of American Indians, their manners, customs, &c. &c. : And to which is added, a view of the present state of the Spanish, French, English and Dutch possessions in America and the West-India islands. : Also, an appendix, containing various interesting and valuable papers and instructions relative to cultivating tobacco, rice, maize, sugar, maple tree. &c. : In four volumes. Illustrated with numerous large maps, charts, and plates. : Volume the first[-IVth]
4 volumes : [4] portraits ; 24 cm. (octavo)
Of volumes 1-2 Evans notes "To be completed in thirty-two numbers--one every fortnight--beginning March 4, 1795."
Title of volumes 3-4 (published in 1796) varies: An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the United States of America, and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies. By W. Winterbotham. The first American edition, with additions and corrections. Volume 1 and 2 were reissued in 1796 with that title (cf. Evans 31647).
Portraits engraved by John Scoles and William Rollinson.
Volume 1: [2], 590 pages, [1] leaf of plates; volume 2: [2], 493, [1] pages; volume 3, [4], 519, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates; volume 4, [4], 516, [8] pages.
Errors in paging: volume 3, pages 48, 191, 236 and 296 misnumbered 28, 192, 218 and 294; volume 4, pages 295-296 and 318 misnumbered 285, 297 and 218.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29912).