A Topgraphical Description of the State of Ohio, Indiana Territory, and Louisiana. Comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and Their Principal Tributary Streams: The Face of the Country, Soils, Waters, Natural Productions, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral; Towns, Villages, Settlements and Improvements: And a Concise Acccount of the Indian Tribes West of the Mississippi. To Which Is Added an Interesting Journal of Mr. Chas. Le Raye, While a Captive with the Sioux Nation, on the Waters of the Missouri River
Published by Boston Published by Charles Williams, J. Belcher, Printer 1812, 1812
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- Hardcover
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1st Edition. v,[7]-219pp. 12mo. 5 woodcut plates after drawings by the author including Missouri antelope, Rocky Mountain sheep, a man and woman of the Flat-Head Nation, and the earliest engraved view of Cincinnati; lacking the errata slip. Full speckled calf with raised bands and gilt lettered maroon morocco spine labels; light toning with minor foxing throughout, heavier on preliminaries; name, place and date on 2nd blank; small hole in text (p.209), last leaf with repair to fore edge. good to very good Eberestadt 105:104; Graff #963 and #964; Howes C984; Wagner-Camp 10. "One of the most important of Western narratives, and the earliest authentic relation of a captivity among the Sioux" - Eberstadt.
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- Title
- A Topgraphical Description of the State of Ohio, Indiana Territory, and Louisiana. Comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and Their Principal Tributary Streams: The Face of the Country, Soils, Waters, Natural Productions, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral; Towns, Villages, Settlements and Improvements: And a Concise Acccount of the Indian Tribes West of the Mississippi. To Which Is Added an Interesting Journal of Mr. Chas. Le Raye, While a Captive with the Sioux Nation, on the Waters of the Missouri River
- Author
- Cutler, Jervis A Late Officer
- Publisher
- Boston Published by Charles Williams, J. Belcher, Printer 1812
- Publication year
- 1812
- Condition
- good to very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Americana, History
Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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