The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucke: and an essay towards the topography and natural history of that important country: to which is added, an appendix, containing, I. The adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, one of the first settlers, comprehending every important occurrence in the political history of that province. II. The minutes of the Piankashaw council, held at Post St. Vincents, April 15, 1784. III. An account of the Indian nations inhabiting within the limits of the thirteen United States ... IV. The stages and distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio; from Pittsburg to Pensacola and several other places. The whole illustrated by a new and accurate map of Kentucke and the country adjoining, drawn from actual surveys. By John Filson.

Accession number

PML 3705

Creator

Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788.

Published

Wilmington [Del.] Printed by James Adams, 1784.

Credit line

Purchased with the Irwin collection, 1900.

Notes

First ed.
Title, subscribers endorsement, preface and text.
The first historical account in English of any part of the U.S. lying west of the Allegheny Mountains.
The map to accompany this work, "This map of Kentucke drawn from actual observations ... By ... John Filson," was published separately: "Philada. Engraved by Henry D. Pursell, & printed by T. Rook, for the author 1784." There is a copy in the Division of maps and charts of the Library of Congress. (cf. "The first map of Kentucky by John Filson ... by P. Lee Phillips" 1906).

Description

118 p. ; 20 cm.

Provenance

From the Theodore Irwin collection.

Binding

Red morocco.

Classification

Book

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