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Title: A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America: Containing A Succinct Account of its Soil, Climate, Natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners, and Customs. With an ample Description of the several Divisions into which that Country is partitioned; To Which Are Added, The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky. And An Essay towards the Topography, and Natural History of the important Country. By John Filson... Author: Imlay, Gilbert Place: London Publisher: J. Debrett Date: 1797 Description: xii, 598, [28] + [2] ad pp. With 4 folding copper-engraved maps. 8¼x5, rebound in modern brown morocco, raised bands, lettering piece, new endpapers. Third Edition. Third and best edition of the work on the trans-Alleghany region as settlers were streaming in following the American Revolution, in which conflict the author served as a captain in the American Army. Howes writes: "In its final 1797 form, embodying many original narratives and the entire works of Filson and Hutchins, this work gave the most complete information on the trans-Alleghany region available at the end of the 18th century." There is a general map of the Western Territories, a plan of the Rapids of the Ohio, and maps of Tennessee and Kentucky. Lot Amendments Condition: General map with verso tape repairs at folds, re-inserted upside-down; minor repairs and short stub tear to map of Kentucky; some aging to contents, light offset to maps, else very good. Item number: 204926