A Map of the Western Part of the Territories belonging to the United States of America. Drawn from the best Authorities
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View Metadata| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | A Map of the Western Part of the Territories belonging to the United States of America. Drawn from the best Authorities | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Imlay, Gilbert, 1754?-1828?. | ||
| Contributor | Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Full title: A topographical description of the western territory of North America : containing a succinct account of its soil, climate, natural history, population, agriculture, manners, customs ... to which are added, the discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky, and an essay towards the topography and natural history of th by George [sic] Imlay. | ||
| Note | Bound volume with foldout map. Realms of Gold identifier: 1270, 917.3: Im5 Includes index. AOW Exhibited: "Mapping a Nation", 2019. Previously owned by Joseph Priestley. Presented to the APS by John Vaughan who purchased it from the bookseller Thomas Dobson. Vaughan’s copy of the Dobson sales catalog from 1816 is in the Rare Book Vault (017.2 P93). Evidence of the purchase can also be found in “Bills of Parcels and Books 1815-1832” in the APS Archive. | ||
| Language | English (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Indians of North America | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--Maps--Early works to 1800. | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | StillImage | ||
| Genre | Maps | ||
| Format | electronic resource | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1793 | ||
| Date Modified | 2019 | ||
| Publisher | London : Printed for J. Debrett, 1793 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | A topographical description of the western territory of North America | ||
| Call Number | 917.3 IM5 | ||
| URL | http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=124217 | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
| Use | The APS has an Open Access Policy for all unrestricted material in the digital library. Open Access Materials can be used freely for non-commercial, scholarly, educational, or fair use as defined under United States copyright law. Read the full policy and learn more about our Rights and Reproduction at: http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/rights | ||
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