Natural and Statistical View, or Picture of Cincinnati and the Miami Country; Illustrated by Maps. With an Appendix, Containing Observations on The Late Earthquakes, the Aurora Borealis, and the South-west wind

Published by Looker and Wallace, Cincinnati, 1815

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Octavo, ix, [3], [13] 251pp, [4 index], [errata]. Rebound in brown calf, title stamped in gilt on spine, decorative bands. New endpapers, trimmed edges. Light scattered foxing and toning. Complete with two fold-out maps of Cincinnati and the Miami Country, light toning to each map, closed tear to Cincinnati map, with archival tape repair to verso, Miami Country map in fine condition. (Sabin 20822) (Howes D465) (Thomson Ohio, 346) An interesting early Cincinnati piece, being the first study of the geology of the western Ohio Valley, with special attention given to "elephant fossils" at Big Bone Lick (later discovered to be Mammoths). It also details Indian mounds within Cincinnati proper, earthquakes and the Northern Lights. An important book on the early Ohio country and Cincinnati in particular.

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Title
Natural and Statistical View, or Picture of Cincinnati and the Miami Country; Illustrated by Maps. With an Appendix, Containing Observations on The Late Earthquakes, the Aurora Borealis, and the South-west wind
Author
Drake, Daniel
Publisher
Looker and Wallace, Cincinnati
Publication year
1815
Condition
Very good
Binding
Cloth
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First edition of Daniel Drake's Picture of Cincinnati with early maps of the Cincinnati region, published in 1815.
Edition
First Edition.
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