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Lot 226:
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A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN TERRITORY OF NORTH AMERICA (VERY RARE 1793) containing a succinct account of the climate, natural history, population, agriculture, manners and customs, with an ample description of the several divisions into which that country is partitioned, to which is added The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky and an essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of that important Country by John Filson. To which is added I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon . II. The Minutes of the Piankshaw Council . III. An account of the Indian Nations inhabiting within the thirteen United States . Illustrated with correct maps of the Western Territory of North America, of the State of Kentucky, divided into County IMLAY, George (sic) [Gilbert] Editorial by J Debrett. Front Cover lifts off, has shelf wear on the corners, pages are all there with the typical browning from age. no tares or loose pages. Overall good condition for a 1793 Book. 8 1/2" by 5 1/4"
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