A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN TERRITORY OF NORTH AMERICA; CONTAINING A SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF ITS CLIMATE, NATURAL HISTORY, POPULATION, AGRICULTURE, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.... [with:] THE DISCOVERY, SETTLEMENT, AND PRESENT STATE OF KENTUCKY: AND AN
Imlay, Gilbert:
New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. 260; 204pp. plus two (of three) folding maps backed on linen. 12mo. 19th century three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, a.e.g. Outer hinges rather worn, spines sunned, light tanning, occasional fox mark. Except for lacking one map, a very good set. First American edition of Imlay's A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION..., originally published in London in 1792, and incorporating the second American edition of Filson's history of Kentucky, originally published in Wilmington in 1784. Filson's account, like that of Imlay, is not altogether accurate, but it is important as the first history of Kentucky, the first account of Daniel Boone, and the first work to contain a map of Kentucky. This set lacks the map of North America. In bringing together his own and Filson's narratives, and eventually adding the work of Hutchins, Imlay provides the most complete information on the trans-Allegheny region available at the end of the 18th century. Rare. HOWES I12, F129 (not noting this ed). EVANS 25648. CLARK II:41, 23. SERVIES 692 (another ed).
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