Title: Observations on the Proposed State Road, from Hudson's River, near the City of Hudson, to Lake Erie, by the Oleout, Catharine's, Bath, and Gray's Settlement, on the Western Bounds of Steuben County. Author: Place: New York Publisher: T. & J. Swords Date: 1800 Description: 18 pp. Engraved folding map. 22.5x14 cm (9x5½"), original plain paper wrappers. First Edition. The rare map, by Peter Maverick is titled "Map of the Middle States of North America, Shewing the position of the Geneseo Country comprehending the Counties of Ontario & Steuben as laid off in Townships of Six Miles square." 37.5x39.5 cm (14¾x15½"). This road was built and may be called the forerunner of the Erie Railroad. Well represented in institutional collections but no copies appear in auction records since the Streeter copy in 1969. Evans 39109; Sabin 104444. Lot Amendments Condition: Wrappers worn and loosely attached; previous owner's name on title page, some foxing; very good. Item number: 282840
Title: Observations on the Proposed State Road, from Hudson's River, near the City of Hudson, to Lake Erie, by the Oleout, Catharine's, Bath, and Gray's Settlement, on the Western Bounds of Steuben County. Author: Place: New York Publisher: T. & J. Swords Date: 1800 Description: 18 pp. Engraved folding map. 22.5x14 cm (9x5½"), original plain paper wrappers. First Edition. The rare map, by Peter Maverick is titled "Map of the Middle States of North America, Shewing the position of the Geneseo Country comprehending the Counties of Ontario & Steuben as laid off in Townships of Six Miles square." 37.5x39.5 cm (14¾x15½"). This road was built and may be called the forerunner of the Erie Railroad. Well represented in institutional collections but no copies appear in auction records since the Streeter copy in 1969. Evans 39109; Sabin 104444. Lot Amendments Condition: Wrappers worn and loosely attached; previous owner's name on title page, some foxing; very good. Item number: 282840
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