A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America;; Containing a Succinct Account of its Climate, Natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners and Customs . . . To Which is Annexed a Delineation of the Laws and Government of the State of Kentucky. Tending to Shew the Probable Rise and Grandeur of the American Empire. Vol. II: John Fislon, The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky: And an Essay Towards the Topography and Natural History of that Important Country. To Which is Added, I. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon [sic]... II. The Minutes of the Plankashaw Council. . . III. An Account of the Indian nations . . . IV. A report of the Secretary of State . . . V. Thoughts on Emigration . . . Being a Supplement to Imlay's description of the Western Territory.
New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. First American edition of Imlay; Second edition of Filson. Two vols., 12mos, 260 [i.e. 250, mispaginated after p. 215], 204pp; contemporary calf. Important early work describing the region, with tipped in map of Kentucky, hand-colored. The map has been torn and is missing a piece..... More