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CAREY, Matthew (1760-1839). Carey's General Atlas. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1800.
2o (434 x 350 mm). 49 engraved maps, including 26 double-page or folding, A Map of the part of the N.W. Territory of the United States printed on heavy paper and colored in outline in a contemporary hand (perforated library stamp on title, small stamp on first map, some browning and staining, numerous folding maps torn or repaired). Modern cloth (some dust soiling). Provenance: W. Hamilton, (early ownership inscription on title).
Second (?) edition of Carey's important atlas, the first of which, in 1796, was the first atlas printed in America. This copy includes 23 regional maps of North America. Two additional maps, not included in the first edition, are map 46 Seven Ranges of Townships... laid out by Congress and map 47 Part of the North Western Territory by Samuel Lewis, dated 1796.
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Second (?) edition of Carey's important atlas, the first of which, in 1796, was the first atlas printed in America. This copy includes 23 regional maps of North America. Two additional maps, not included in the first edition, are map 46 Seven Ranges of Townships... laid out by Congress and map 47 Part of the North Western Territory by Samuel Lewis, dated 1796.
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