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 a 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 |
| Other author | Tiebout, Cornelius, 1773?-1832 engraver. |
| 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 folded leaves of plates : 2 maps ; 17 cm (12mo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 25648. ^A478749 |
| 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. |
| References | Evans 25648 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 25648). |
| Genre/form | Maps Southern States. |
| Genre/form | Maps Ohio River Valley. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |