Morse, Jedidiah
A New and Correct Edition of the American Geography
£1,764
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
or, a View of the Present Situation of the United States of America. Edinburgh: for R. Morison and Son, 1795. 8vo, contemporary quarter calf, 7 engraved folding maps (including Joseph Purcell, 'The States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; comprehending the Spanish Provinces of East and West Florida', and ‘The Northern and Middle States’), maps backed on linen, folding table at rear, spine worn and front board near-detached;
[Campbell, John.] An Account of the Settlements in Spanish America. In Four Parts. I An Account of the Discovery of America by the Celebrated Christopher Columbus; with a Description of the Spanish Insulan Colonies in the West Indies. II. Their Settlements on the Continent of North America. III. Their Settlements in Peru, Chili, Paraguay, and Rio de La Plata. IV. Their Settlements in Terra Firma. Edinburgh: for the author, and A. Donaldson, 1762. First edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, engraved folding map containing inset view of Havana (with long closed tear), ownership inscription of Anthony Murray to head of title-page;
and 1 other (4)
Provenance
From the library of the Murrays of Dollerie, Crieff, Perthshire.