The American Geography; or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America.

Edité par Elizabeth Town: Shepard Kollock, for the Author, 1789.

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8vo., (7 6/8 x 5 6/8 inches). With an errata leaf including directions to the binder at the end, and the leaf giving "Corrections Respecting France" opposite page 496. 2 large folding engraved maps engraved by Amos Doolittle (early closed tears at the gutter, folds strengthened on versos, some browning and staining). Contemporary deerskin, red morocco lettering-piece on the spine (extremities a bit scuffed, covers with a few small puncture marks, but still attractive). Provenance: with the contemporary pen-trials of Nathaniel Coles, jnr on the front free endpaper. "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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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The American Geography; or, a view of the present situation of the United States of America.
Auteur
MORSE, Jedidiah (1761-1826).
Éditeur
Elizabeth Town: Shepard Kollock, for the Author, 1789.
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
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