Geographical, historical, political, philosophical and mechanical essays : The first, containing an analysis of a general map of the middle British colonies in America; and of the country of confederate Indians: a description of the face of the country; the boundaries of the confederates; and the maritime and inland navigations of the several rivers and lakes contained therein. / By Lewis Evans.

Author/creator Evans, Lewis
Other author Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756, illustrator.
Other author Turner, James, -1759, engraver.
Format Electronic
EditionThe second edition.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall. MDCCLV. And sold by J. and R. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, London, [1755]
Descriptioniv, 32 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : 1 map ; 24 cm (folio)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 7413. ^A478749
General noteThe map was drawn by Lewis Evans and engraved by James Turner. Cf. Stevens, H.N. Lewis Evans, his map of the middle British colonies in America, 2nd ed., London, 1920. The map is dedicated to Thomas Pownall, and bears the imprint: Published ... by Lewis Evans June 23. 1755 and sold by R. Dodsley, London & by the author in Philadelphia.
General note"The map was reissued, with improvements, in Thomas Pownall's 'Topographical description,' printed in London, in 1776."--Evans.
References Evans 7413
References Miller, C.W. Franklin, 606a
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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. 7413).
Genre/formMaps United States.

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