Title: A Geographical Description of the United States, with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's Map of these countries Author: Melish, John Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Published by the Author. T.H. Palmer, printer Date: 1816 Description: 182 pp. With 5 engraved maps, one of them folding and hand-colored. (8vo) 20.8x13 cm (8¼x5"), period quarter calf & boards. Second Edition. Accompaniment to Melish's landmark map. Four of the maps are of cities and adjacent lands: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore and Annapolis (this latter is bound upside down). The fifth map, folding, hand-colored and on thin paper, is "Specimen of the County Maps to be Constructed by virtue of an Act of the Legislature, directing the formation of a Map of Pennsylvania," showing a stretch of the Susquehannah River with Harrisburg. Pages 167-171 comprise a catalogue of Melish's publications, pages 172-182 deal with proposed publications and the need of a map for certain areas. Old ink ownership signature of John McDowell to top of title-page. Provenance: Broadfoot Bookmark, '73 References: Howes M-490. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers quite worn, front detached along with endpaper; some foxing, darkening and soiling to contents, good to very good. Item number: 271846
Title: A Geographical Description of the United States, with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's Map of these countries Author: Melish, John Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Published by the Author. T.H. Palmer, printer Date: 1816 Description: 182 pp. With 5 engraved maps, one of them folding and hand-colored. (8vo) 20.8x13 cm (8¼x5"), period quarter calf & boards. Second Edition. Accompaniment to Melish's landmark map. Four of the maps are of cities and adjacent lands: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore and Annapolis (this latter is bound upside down). The fifth map, folding, hand-colored and on thin paper, is "Specimen of the County Maps to be Constructed by virtue of an Act of the Legislature, directing the formation of a Map of Pennsylvania," showing a stretch of the Susquehannah River with Harrisburg. Pages 167-171 comprise a catalogue of Melish's publications, pages 172-182 deal with proposed publications and the need of a map for certain areas. Old ink ownership signature of John McDowell to top of title-page. Provenance: Broadfoot Bookmark, '73 References: Howes M-490. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers quite worn, front detached along with endpaper; some foxing, darkening and soiling to contents, good to very good. Item number: 271846
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