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[WILLIAMSON, Charles (1757-1808)]. Description of the Genessee Country, its Rapidly Progressive Population and Improvements: In a Series of Letters from a Gentleman to His Friend. Albany, N.Y.: Loring Andrews & Co., 1798.
4o (180 x 148 mm). Engraved frontispiece view of Oswego and 2 engraved folding maps (some foxing). Contemporary plain wrappers (a bit chipped, spine perished); green quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Walter Grieves (signature on flyleaf); Waterloo Library and Historical Society (printed label on front wrapper, blindstamp on title).
FIRST EDITION, WITH IMPORTANT MAPS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. A promotional pamphlet for the Pulteney Estate in western New York, issued by the promoters of the region, the English Associates. Presented in the form of five letters, it describes the history of the area and its potential for development. The folding frontispiece depicts Fort Oswego on the shore of Lake Ontario and the two maps show Ontario and Steuben counties, and the location of the Genesee lands in relation to the Atlantic coast. A second printing appeared in 1799 (see next lot) and Howes records three more printings in 1804. Prospective settlers utilized these guidebooks, which were often discarded after their settlement. Evans 35033; Howes W-493 ("b"); JCB II:3951; Sabin 104441; Vail 1182.
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FIRST EDITION, WITH IMPORTANT MAPS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. A promotional pamphlet for the Pulteney Estate in western New York, issued by the promoters of the region, the English Associates. Presented in the form of five letters, it describes the history of the area and its potential for development. The folding frontispiece depicts Fort Oswego on the shore of Lake Ontario and the two maps show Ontario and Steuben counties, and the location of the Genesee lands in relation to the Atlantic coast. A second printing appeared in 1799 (see next lot) and Howes records three more printings in 1804. Prospective settlers utilized these guidebooks, which were often discarded after their settlement. Evans 35033; Howes W-493 ("b"); JCB II:3951; Sabin 104441; Vail 1182.