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].

Caption title Discovery and settlement of Kentucky
Variant title Half title: Present state of Kentucky
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteLibrary's copy imperfect: bleed-through of text; some stained pages.
General notePublisher's advertising: [5] p., second group.
General notePref. 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 noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 24337.
References RLIN, CTRG03-B1116
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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