Natural and Statistical View, or Picture of Cincinnati and the Miami Country; Illustrated by Maps. With an Appendix, Containing Observations on The Late Earthquakes, the Aurora Borealis, and the South-west wind
Published by Looker and Wallace, Cincinnati, 1815
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
AbeBooks seller since August 29, 2017
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 1,350.00
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Octavo, ix, [3], [13] 251pp, [4 index], [errata]. Rebound in brown calf, title stamped in gilt on spine, decorative bands. New endpapers, trimmed edges. Light scattered foxing and toning. Complete with two fold-out maps of Cincinnati and the Miami Country, light toning to each map, closed tear to Cincinnati map, with archival tape repair to verso, Miami Country map in fine condition. (Sabin 20822) (Howes D465) (Thomson Ohio, 346) An interesting early Cincinnati piece, being the first study of the geology of the western Ohio Valley, with special attention given to "elephant fossils" at Big Bone Lick (later discovered to be Mammoths). It also details Indian mounds within Cincinnati proper, earthquakes and the Northern Lights. An important book on the early Ohio country and Cincinnati in particular.
Seller Inventory # 16759
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Natural and Statistical View, or Picture of Cincinnati and the Miami Country; Illustrated by Maps. With an Appendix, Containing Observations on The Late Earthquakes, the Aurora Borealis, and the South-west wind
- Author
- Drake, Daniel
- Publisher
- Looker and Wallace, Cincinnati
- Publication year
- 1815
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Cloth
- Illustrator
- First edition of Daniel Drake's Picture of Cincinnati with early maps of the Cincinnati region, published in 1815.
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Ohio History
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Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana, The First Edition Rare Books, LLC offers a wide variety of rare and collectible books from around the world. Our primary collection is built around U.S. political history, Western Military History, European Political History, and signed books from influential world figures.
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