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[New Yor, 1849. [20]pp. plus frontispiece map. Contemporary half leather and paper boards. Minor shelf wear. Slightly tanned. Very good. Mid-19th-century reprint of an interesting and very scarce promotional 1804 edition for the Pulteney Estate in Western New York, issued by the promoters of the region, the English Associates. The first edition, which is quite rare, appeared in 1798, with a subsequent printing appearing in 1799. Howes records three printings in 1804, of which only one contained a map, which is reproduced here. These guide books were utilized by the prospective settlers, and often discarded after they arrived at their new homes. HOWES W493. REESE, FEDERAL HUNDRED 74 (ref)
A DESCRIPTION OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; IN WHICH...SOIL, MINERALS, PRODUCE, LAKES AND RIVERS, CURIOSITIES, CLIMATE, NAVIGATION , TRADE...POPULATION...RELATIVE TO THAT COUNTRY...TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE MILITARY LANDS. BY ROBERT MONRO. by Williamson, Charles - 1804
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; IN WHICH...SOIL, MINERALS, PRODUCE, LAKES AND RIVERS, CURIOSITIES, CLIMATE, NAVIGATION , TRADE...POPULATION...RELATIVE TO THAT COUNTRY...TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE MILITARY LANDS. BY ROBERT MONRO.
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N. Y.: the author, 1804. 16pp. Illustrated, small map. Title page mended. Small quarto gold stamped half morocco. Written in the form of seven letters, it describes the history of the area and its potential for development. A guide book for prospective settlers. Vail 1182.Howes W493; Shaw 7770(locates only one copy). Sabin 513552.
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY, IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK: IN WHICH THE SITUATION, DIMENSIONS, CIVIL DIVISIONS, SOIL, MINERALS, PRODUCE, LAKES AND RIVERS, CURIOSITIES, CLIMATE, NAVIGATION, TRADE AND MANUFACTURES, POPULATION, AND OTHER INTERESTING MATTERS RELATIVE TO THAT COUNTRY, ARE IMPARTIALLY DESCRIBE
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Description of the Genesee Country, in the State of New York: In
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[WILLIAMSON, Charles]. A Description of the Genesee Country, in the State of New York: In Which the Situation, Dimensions, Civil Divisions, Soil, Minerals, Produce, Lakes and Rivers, Curiosities, Climate, Navigation, Trade and Manufactures, Population, and Other Interesting Matters Relative to That Country...by Robert Munro [pseud.]. N.Y.: Printed for the author, 1804. Map. 16pp. A fine copy bound in later 1/2 morocco. Howes W-493. Vail 1221.
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