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Charlestown: imprint of Samuel Etheridge, 1802. Book. Illus. by 17 folding maps, as called for. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. full tree calf, the original binding with a new spine having elaborate gilt decoration on the spine, and the original dark red title label with gilt lettering. Gilt dentilles along the edges. Title continued "Geographical Dictionary Containing, in Alphabetical Orderr, a Description of All the Countries, Kingdoms, States, Cities, Towns, Principal Rivers, Lakes, Harbours, Mountains, ETC." Designed as a Second Volume, to the American Gazetteer. The title page says 18 maps, but a list of maps at the end has 17 called for. Unpaginated, but more than 500. Only 3 at auction since 1980. An handsome, clean binding for which images are available on request. i.
The American Geography; or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America. by MORSE, Rev., Jedidiah (1761-1826)
by MORSE, Rev., Jedidiah (1761-1826)
The American Geography; or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America.
by MORSE, Rev., Jedidiah (1761-1826)
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Elizabeth Town: Shepard Kollock, for the Author, 1789. 8vo., (7 6/8 x 5 5/8 inches). With an errata leaf including directions to the binder and the leaf giving "Corrections Respecting France" at the end. 2 large folding engraved maps engraved by Amos Doolittle (some browning and offsetting as usual). Contemporary deerskin (rebacked to style preserving the original red morocco lettering-piece). Provenance: with the bookplate of the Free Library of Philadelphia on the front paste-down. "The time,... is anticipated when all distinctions between master and slaves shall be abolished; and when the language, manners, customs, political and religious sentiments of the mixed mass of the people who inhabit the United States, shall have become so assimilated, as that all nominal distinctions shall be lost in the general and honourable name of AMERICANS" (page 68) First edition. The two maps show: "... the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia Comprehending the Spanish Provinces of East and West Florida, Exhibiting the boundaries as fixed by the late Treaty of Peace between the United States and the Spanish dominions..." (after Joseph Purcell); and "...the Northern and Middle States Comprehending the Western Territory and the British Dominions in North America..." Morse was both a clergyman and one of America's most influential cartographers. His "Geography Made Easy (1784) was the first published textbook on American geography in America. Morse used a questionnaire to gain the knowledge he used to compile this second work, his "American Geography". He circulated it to "such Gentlemen as are able and likely to furnish answers", reprinted it in weekly newspapers, received numerous replies as a result. He quoted from Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia" (1784) and from maps by Lewis Evans, Thomas Pownall, and others. "He queried "men of Science" for information on natural history and other specialties. He obtained statistics on population from magazines and newspapers. In his published book he did not clearly identify his many sources, and he often quoted works directly. He would not use foreign publications, with the comment that "Europeans have . . . too often suffered fancy to supply the place of facts." (Elizabeth Noble Shor for ADNB). Howes M840; Evans 21978; Sabin 50924; Wheat and Brun 149 and 491. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
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A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent...in Europe, Asia, Africa
by Morse, Jedidiah and Rev. Elijah Parish
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A new gazetteer of the Eastern continent : or, A geographical dictionary ; containing, in alphabetical order, a description of all the countries, kingdoms, states, cities, towns, principal rivers, lakes, harbours, mountains, &c. &c., in Europe, Asia, Africa, and their adjacent islands
by Morse, Jedidiah and Rev. Elijah Parish; 17 folding maps, as called for [Illustrator]
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imprint of Samuel Etheridge, 1802-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. Bound in contemporary full calf. Gilt ruled, red leather spine label. Wear, rubbing to cover. Solid binding. [712] pages, [18] pages of plates : illustrations, 17 folded maps ; 23 cm. Intended as the second volume to the American Gazetteer. Scattered foxing.
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A REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF THE UNITED STATES, ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Comprising a Narrative of a Tour Performed in the Summer of 1820, under a Commission from the President of the United States, for the Purpose of Ascertaining, for the Use of the Government, the Actual State of the Indian Tribes in Our Country: Illustrated by a Map of the United States; Ornamented by a Correct Portrait of a Pawnee Indian
by Rev. Jedidiah Morse
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New-Haven: Davis & Force, Cushing & Jewett, et al.; printed by S. Converse, 1822. 1st Edition. Leather. 400p. REBOUND. A hardcover book rebound in modern 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Very good condition overall. Pages lightly age-tanned. Occasional small crayon markings in the margins. Very light edgewear to the folding map, including a closed tear measuring about 1 inch. Binding is tight and the new leather binding is clean and handsome. Lacks the errata slip, but includes the frontispiece and folding color map of the United States. Howes M-843. Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826) authored geography textbooks that were widely used in American schools.
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