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America. [electronic resource] : To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will...

America. [electronic resource] : To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will...

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America. [electronic resource] : To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will be published, price 1s. Number I. To be continued weekly, containing a beautiful, correct, large whole sheet plan of the city of Washington, now building by order of the American Government, exquisitely engraved by Russell; and sixty-four pages of letter-press, of a geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the present situation of the United States of America; comprehending a description of their extent, civil divisions, chief towns, climates, curiosities, soils, mountains, lakes, bays, rivers, springs, and islands, natural history, productions, population, character, government, constitutions of the different states, courts of justice, religion, literature, agriculture, commerce, and history. A copious and interesting account of the late war. General and particular description of the western territory, particularly of Kentucky: containing a minute description of the settlements now forming, engraved plans of the towns now marked out to be built, &c. The whole containing every thing that is valuable in the best authors, besides original communications of the utmost importance to those who are about to make purchases, or settle in that or any other part of the United States. By the Rev. W. Winterbotham, late assistant preacher at How's-lane Chapel, Plymouth.

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America. [electronic resource] : To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will be published, price 1s. Number I. To be continued weekly, containing a beautiful, correct, large whole sheet plan of the city of Washington, now building by order of the American Government, exquisitely engraved by Russell; and sixty-four pages of letter-press, of a geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the present situation of the United States of America; comprehending a description of their extent, civil divisions, chief towns, climates, curiosities, soils, mountains, lakes, bays, rivers, springs, and islands, natural history, productions, population, character, government, constitutions of the different states, courts of justice, religion, literature, agriculture, commerce, and history. A copious and interesting account of the late war. General and particular description of the western territory, particularly of Kentucky: containing a minute description of the settlements now forming, engraved plans of the towns now marked out to be built, &c. The whole containing every thing that is valuable in the best authors, besides original communications of the utmost importance to those who are about to make purchases, or settle in that or any other part of the United States. By the Rev. W. Winterbotham, late assistant preacher at How's-lane Chapel, Plymouth.

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[London] : Printed for and sold by the Editor; H.D. Symonds, Pater-noster row: J. Ridgway, York Street, St. James Square, London; and D. Holt, Newark; also by all other booksellers, [1794]

Uniform title

Historical geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States. Prospectus.

Date

[1794]

Record Identifier

74VKZ3gzVV0X

MMS ID

991018660939702626

Language

English

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4p. ; 8°.

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Publisher

[London] : Printed for and sold by the Editor; H.D. Symonds, Pater-noster row: J. Ridgway, York Street, St. James Square, London; and D. Holt, Newark; also by all other booksellers, [1794]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1794]

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America. [electronic resource] : To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will be published, price 1s. Number I. To be continued weekly, containing a beautiful, correct, large whole sheet plan of the city of Washington, now building by order of the American Government, exquisitely engraved by Russell; and sixty-four pages of le...

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General note

"Printed for and sold by the editor; H. D. Symonds; J. Ridgway; and D. Holt, Newark".

At foot of title page: The whole of this work being printed off, may be had in four large vols. octavo, in boards, or in different sorts of binding, according to the will of the purchaser.

Drop-head title.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Citation / References Note

ESTC T190138.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VKZ3gzVV0X

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MMS ID

991018660939702626