Proposals, for printing by subscription, A gazetteer of America : Including the West-India Islands, and others, adjacent to the continent. : Containing: alphabetically arranged, the names of the several states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, forts, harbours, bays, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, islands, &c. belonging to the continent of America. : Together with an account of the boundaries, extent, population, government, commerce, productions, manufactures, curiosities, &c. of the several countries, states, and provinces--the distances and bearings of the cities, towns, &c. from some noted place. : Including more particular and detailed descriptions of the civil divisions, rivers, &c. of the United States of America, and the West-India Islands. : The whole collected, compiled, and arranged, with great care and expence, by, and under the direction, of Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Author of the American universal geography, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and member of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Author/creator |
Larkin, Ebenezer, 1769?-1813 |
Other author/creator | Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826. American gazetteer. |
Format | Book and Microform |
Publication Info | [Boston] : [Printed by Samuel Hall or Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer Turrell Andrews], [1797] |
Description | 2 unnumbered pages, 32 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (8vo and 12mo) |
Subject(s) |
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Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30828 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30828. ^A478749 |
General note | At head of title: Boston, Feb. 20, 1797. |
General note | "The work is now in the presses of Mr. Samuel Hall, and Messrs. Thomas & Andrews ... It is requested that subscription papers be returned to E. Larkin, the publisher"--p. [2], 1st count. |
General note | Mistakenly dated 1796 by Evans. |
General note | Two states noted: one has the word "adjacent" in the title all in one line, the other has it hyphenated over two lines. |
General note | Signatures: [A]1 B-E⁴ F1. |
General note | Gatherings B-E are sheets from the proposed Gazetteer. |
General note | Last two pages have subscribers' forms. |
References | Evans 30828 |
References | Bristol B9988 |
References | Shipton & Mooney 48163 |
Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30828; 48163). |
Genre/form | Prospectuses. |
Genre/form | Subscribers' lists. |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 30828 | ✔ Available | ||
Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 48163 | ✔ Available |