An Account of the discovery of a hermit, who lived about 200 years in a cave, at the foot of a hill, 73 days journey westward of the Great Alleghany Mountains / Written by John [i.e., James] Buckland and John Fielding, the persons who discovered him. ; [Four lines of verse].
| Other author | Buckland, James. |
| Other author | Fielding, John. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Providence] : Pittsburg, Virginia printed: Providence: re-printed and sold [by Bennett Wheeler] at the printing-office in Westminster-Street, 1787. |
| Description | 8 pages ; 20 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 20252. ^A478749 |
| General note | The hermit was purportedly discovered by Capt. James Buckland and Mr. John Fielding, who in 1785 "agreed to travel into the western parts of this vast continent, to explore the regions westward of the Alleghany Mountains, which belong to the United States, which as yet are but little known to us." |
| General note | Usually published with title: A wonderful discovery of a hermit, who lived upwards of 200 years. |
| General note | Ascribed to the press of Bennett Wheeler by Alden. |
| References | Evans 20252 |
| References | Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 1069 |
| 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. 20252). |
| Genre/form | Imaginary voyages. |
| Other title | Wonderful discovery of a hermit, who lived upwards of 200 years. |
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