The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky : and an introduction to the topography and natural history of that rich and important country : also Colonel Daniel Boon's narrative of the wars of Kentucky : with an account of the Indian nations within the limits of the United States, their manners, customs, religion, and their origin : and the stages and distances between Philadelphia and the falls of the Ohio, from Pittsburgh to Pensacola and several other places / by John Filson ; illustrated with a large whole sheet map of Kentucky from actual surveys and a plan with a description of the rapids of the river Ohio by Captain Thomas Hutchins ; [text and map revised by the signed subscribers, Daniel Boon, Levi Todd, [and] James Harrod].
| Author/creator | Filson, John |
| Other author | Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820. |
| Other author | Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Stockdale, 1793. |
| Description | 67, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : fold. map, plan ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Caption title | Discovery and settlement of Kentucky |
| Variant title | Half title: Present state of Kentucky |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Library's copy imperfect: bleed-through of text; some stained pages. |
| General note | Publisher's advertising: [5] p., second group. |
| General note | Pref. signed (p. 8): John Filson. |
| General note | "The original was printed at Wilmington in 1784 and is now republished with considerable additions ... ; and it may with propriety be considered as a supplement to the American geography by the Rev. Jedidiah Morse ... ."--Cf. editor's statement. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 24337. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG03-B1116 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |