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A topographical description of the state of Ohio, Indiana territory, and Louisiana comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and their principal tributary streams ; the face of the country, soils, waters, natural productions, animal, vegetable, and mineral ; towns, villages, settlements and improvements ; and a concise account of the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi ; to which is added, ...

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Author:
Cutler, Jervis 1768-1844  Search this
Printer:
Belcher, Joshua 1784?-1816  Search this
Former owner:
Dillingham, Harvey DSI  Search this
Contributor:
Le Raye, Charles  Search this
Subject:
Le Raye, Charles Travel  Search this
Physical description:
219 pages, [5] pages of plates illustrations 19 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Gold tooled leather (Binding)
Owners' verses (Provenance)
Annotations (Provenance).)
Captivity narratives
Errata slips (Printing).)
Intaglio prints
Marbled papers (Binding)
Quarter bindings (Binding)
Place:
Mississippi River Valley
Ohio
Date:
1812
Notes:
"Contains the earliest engraving of the city of Cincinnati"--Sabin
"J. Belcher, printer"
"The highly interesting Le Raye journal is of questionable authenticity"--Howes
The "Cabree, or Missouri Antelope" plate is signed: J. Cutler
Howes, W. U.S.iana, 1650-1950 (1962 edition), 984
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 18170
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 25204
Wagner, H.R. Plains & the Rockies (4th ed.), 10
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SCNHRB copy 39088016900581 is imperfect: the final page (219) has the outer corner torn away and repaired, with some loss of text
SCNHRB copy has the autograph of a former owner on the title page in old handwritten ink: Harvey Dillingham
SCNHRB copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries. Purchased from the Cullman Endowment
SCNHRB copy has a later blind-ruled full leather binding, re-backed, with a red spine label
Topic:
Indian captivities  Search this
Dakota Indians  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Travel  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
F353 .C997X 1812
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1005532