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Title: Atlas Designed To Illustrate Willetts' Geography, Containing The Following Maps: 1. The World. 2. North America. 3. United States. 4. South America. 5. Europe. 6. Asia. 7. Africa. [wrapper title] Author: Potter, Paraclete [and Jacob Willetts] Place: Poughkeepsie Publisher: Published by P. Potter & Co. Date: [1826] Description: With 7 double-page engraved maps, 2 folding out as well. (8vo) 21.3x13 cm (8½x5¼"), original printed yellow wrappers. Scarce little atlas with quite interesting maps of North America and the United States. Both show the discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the latter with good detail on the recently penetrated Transmississippi region. It also has an inset of New England, New York and portions of Pennsylvania and Maryland, to provide a larger scale. The World and the United States fold out. All maps have imprint: Engr. for the Atlas to accompany Willett's easy Grammar of Geography 1826, save for the map of the world which is dated 1820. Quite uncommon in the original wrappers, on the back of which is an advertisement for Bentley's Spelling-Book. OCLC/WorldCat lists only six copies. Provenance: Arkway, 12/92 References: P-LG 6041, (1818); 6046, (1820); neither have a title page; title taken from imprint on maps. Lot Amendments Condition: Just a little soiling and extremity wear to wrappers, very good or better. Item number: 271820