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 in divided : 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: | Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
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Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Item Description: | Volume 2 has title: The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky ... Being a supplement to Imlay's description of the western territory. Volume II. By John Filson. Imlay's work appeared first, without that of Filson, London, 1792. The first edition of Filson's "Discovery" was published at Wilmington, Del., in 1784. Volume 1, pages 216-250 incorrectly numbered 226-260. Signatures: volume 1, A-u⁶, x⁶ [Sig. x⁶ wanting]; volume 2, A-R⁶. Maps partly photostats "copied from the original in the John Carter Brown Library"--Kress Lib. Filmed from copy at Kress Library; copy imperfect: some loss of print in the center margin due to a tight binding. Reproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University. Goldsmiths'-Kress number 15571.9. Electronic resource. |
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Physical Description: | 2 volumes : maps ; 17 cm. |