A geographical description of the United States, with the contiguous countries, including Mexico and the West Indies, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countries.

Melish, John, 1771-1822 A geographical description of the United States, with the contiguous countries, including Mexico and the West Indies, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countries.

GLC07297

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GLC#
GLC07297
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1822
Author/Creator
Melish, John, 1771-1822
Title
A geographical description of the United States, with the contiguous countries, including Mexico and the West Indies, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countries.
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 v. : 491 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 15 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Collateral to GLC)4319, the 1823 edition of Melish's Map of the United States. Contains many unpaginated plates, including a center plate that folds out. In the preface, Melish notes that the first edition of this work was published in 1816.

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