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Melish, John, 1771-1822 A geographical description of the United States, with the contiguous countries, including Mexico and the West Indies, intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countries.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07297 Author/Creator: Melish, John, 1771-1822 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1822 Pagination: 1 v. : 491 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Collateral to GLC)4319, the 1823 edition of Melish's Map of the United States. Contains many unpaginated plates, including a center plate that folds out. In the preface, Melish notes that the first edition of this work was published in 1816.

Melish, John, 1771-1822

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