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Tatham, William, 1752-1819 [A prospectus for "A Topographical analysis of the United States of America"]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05093.02 Author/Creator: Tatham, William, 1752-1819 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 1 August 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.7 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Enclosed with a broadside with GLC02437.05093.01. Advertises the work to be published by Tatham. Says the analysis covers each state and "shewing the extent and relative Situation of the several Counties." It will be continued annually. Says three copies are to be published in French, German, and English. Note written by Tatham says "A Copy hereof fild in the Office of the Federal Court as the Law Directs."

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