A topographical description of the western territory of North America : containing a succinct account of its soil, climate, natural history, population, agriculture, manners, and customs : with an ample description of the several divisions into which that country is partitioned / by Gilbert Imlay.
| Author/creator | Imlay, Gilbert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 3rd ed., with great additions. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Debrett, 1797. |
| Description | xii, 598, [28] p., [4] leaves of plates : 4 fold. maps ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Barker, Elihu. |
| Included Work | Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon. |
| Included Work | Kennedy, Patrick. Journal up the Illinois River. |
| Included Work | Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788. Discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucke. |
| Included Work | Heart, Jonathan, 1748-1791. Observations on the ancient works, the native inhabitants of the western country. |
| Included Work | Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789. Historical narrative of Louisiana and West Florida. |
| Included Work | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Remarks for the information of those who wish to become settlers in America. |
| Included Work | Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789. Topographical description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina. |
| Included Work | North American Land Company. Plan of association. |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | A topographical description of the western territory of North America ... / G. Imlay -- I. The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky ... / J. Filson -- II. An account of the Indian nations inhabiting within the limits of the XIII states ... -- III. The culture of Indian corn ... tobacco ... -- IV. Observations on the ancient works, the native inhabitants of the western country, [etc.] / J. Heart -- V. Historical narrative ... of Louisiana and West-Florida ... / T. Hutchins -- VI. Account of the soil ... timber and other productions ... of the Genesee tract ... -- VII. Remarks for the information of ... settlers in America / Dr. Franklin -- VIII. Topographical description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina / T. Hutchins -- IX. P. Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois River, [etc.] -- X. Description of the state of Tenasee [sic] -- XI. An act for establishing Knoxville |
| Contents | (cont.) -- XII. Treaty ... between the United States ... and ... Spain, for the free navigation of the Mississippi -- XIII. Plan of association of the North American Land Company [etc.] |
| Local note | Library's copy imperfect: foxing. |
| General note | "Illustrated with correct maps of the western territory of North America; of the state of Kentucky, as divided into counties, from actual surveys by Elihu Barker; a map of the Tenasee [sic] government; and a plan of the rapids of the Ohio." |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 34358. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG04-B896 |
| 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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