SKETCH OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY MADE BY PENNSYLVANIA.PARTICULARLY AS THEY HAVE REFERENCE TO THE FUTURE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Breck, Samuel
Published by Philadelphia, 1818
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81,[1]pp. Folding frontispiece map. Original printed boards. Front board nearly detached, rubbed and dampstained, ex-lib. with shelf labels, bookplate and library information adhered to front pastedown. Map a bit foxed, repair on verso of tear at gutter of map with no loss. Internally very good, untrimmed. Second edition, revised, with a different map. "Emphasizes Philadelphia's strategic position for trade with the rising West" - Howes. The map of Pennsylvania, "reduced with permission from Reading Howells [sic] Map, by Samuel Lewis," is a detailed representation of the state, with rivers handcolored in blue, and canals handcolored in red. Additional material not present in the first edition includes brief sketches of countries which had been markedly improved by canal and river navigation, among them China, Holland, France, Russia, England and Spain. Noted as well are improvements made in other American states, and proposals for such changes in Pennsylvania. HOWES B742. SABIN 7670. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 43443. Seller Inventory # WRCAM9637
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Title: SKETCH OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY ...
Publisher: Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1818
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SKETCH OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY MADE BY PENNSYLVANIA.PARTICULARLY AS THEY HAVE REFERENCE TO THE FUTURE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
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Philadelphia. 1818., 1818
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Second edition, revised, with a different map. "Emphasizes Philadelphia's strategic position for trade with the rising West" - Howes. The map of Pennsylvania, "reduced with permission from Reading Howells [sic] Map, by Samuel Lewis," is a detailed representation of the state, with rivers handcolored in blue, and canals handcolored in red. Additional material not present in the first edition includes brief sketches of countries which had been markedly improved by canal and river navigation, among them China, Holland, France, Russia, England and Spain. Noted as well are improvements made in other American states, and proposals for such changes in Pennsylvania. HOWES B742. SABIN 7670. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 43443. Original printed boards. Front board detached, rubbed and dampstained, ex-lib. with shelf labels, bookplate and library information adhered to front pastedown. Map a bit foxed, repair on verso of tear at gutter of map with no loss. Internally very good, untrimmed. Seller Inventory # 9637
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SKETCH OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY MADE BY PENNSYLVANIA.PARTICULARLY AS THEY HAVE REFERENCE TO THE FUTURE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Published by
Philadelphia. 1818., 1818
Used
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
"Emphasizes Philadelphia's strategic position for trade with the rising West" - Howes. Howes makes no mention of the maps which are present in this first edition; neither does Sabin, and his collation is wrong. They illustrate the headwaters of the principal rivers of Pennsylvania. The text includes recommendations for improvements in trade and transportation through the development of waterways. HOWES B742. SABIN 7670. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 43442. 48,[1]pp. plus three double-sheet maps, partially handcolored. Modern half morocco. Some light foxing, else very good. Seller Inventory # 9638
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