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Bradford, Thomas G., fl. 1838 An Illustrated atlas, geographical, statistical and historical...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04665 Author/Creator: Bradford, Thomas G., fl. 1838 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1838 Pagination: 170 p. : + plates Height: 42.5 cm, Width: 35 cm Order a Copy

Published by Weeks, Jordan and Company. There is a lithograph and a letterpress titlepage. The frontispiece is an engraved map of New York City (NY edition only?). There are folding maps inserted for the country between pp. 16-17. Every state has a map as do the cities of Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore. The Republic of Texas has its own map. The historical section digests American history from the settlement.

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