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 friend in England. By. G. Imlay, a captain in the American army during the late war, and a commissioner for laying out land in the back settlements.
| Author/creator | Imlay, Gilbert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-York : Printed by Samuel Campbell, no. 37, Hanover-Square, M,DCC,XCIII. [1793] |
| Description | xxiii, 2 unnumbered pages, 26-260[i.e., 26-250], 2 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered pagesfolded leaves of plates : 2 maps ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Two states noted. The second state has "Notes to volume 1," p. [237]-260 (i.e., [227-250]), not present in the first state. |
| General note | "Volume 2" is: Filson, John. The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky .. New York : Samuel Campbell, 1793. |
| General note | With a half-title. |
| General note | Error in paging: p. 216-250 misnumbered 226-260. |
| General note | The map of the Southern states was engraved by Cornelius Tiebout; the map of the rapids of the Ohio River near Louisville is unsigned. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 25648 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW29555. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |