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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1333880359ISBN 13: 9781333880354
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, Late Commissioner on Behalf of the United States During Part of the Year 1796, the Years 1797, 1798, 1799, and Part of the Year 1800. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1015737676ISBN 13: 9781015737679
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Published by Andesite Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 1296560759ISBN 13: 9781296560751
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Published by John Cumming, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1965
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Published by Isha Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 9332856621ISBN 13: 9789332856622
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Published by Scholar's Choice, 2015
ISBN 10: 1297017994ISBN 13: 9781297017995
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Published by Quadrangle Books, 1962
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pp.vii, 300 pages (+ 151 pages of Appendix), with 28 pages of plates and charts, a very good plus hardback,' light grey cloth, from a university library - a book in the American Classics Series (First published in 1803).
Publication Date: 2022
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1803 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 510 Language: English Pages: 510.
Publication Date: 2023
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1814 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 532 Language: English.
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ISBN 10: 0656099410ISBN 13: 9780656099412
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Published by Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1015732240ISBN 13: 9781015732247
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Published by LSU Press, 2016
ISBN 10: 0807163422ISBN 13: 9780807163429
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Published by Quandrangle Books, Americana Classics (First Edition 1803 this 1962), Chicago, 1962
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Preface dated 1803, 300 pp + 151 pp appendix with folio of maps & charts; gray cloth, 8vo, fine; clipped dust jacket near fine.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Dust stains to the top edge of the text block. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling, exception already noted. The priced (not clipped) dust jacket shows light edge wear, light toning mostly to the spine. No sun fading. DJ in an archival protector.
Published by Quadrangle, Chicago, 1962
Seller: Court Street Books/TVP Properties, Inc., Florence, AL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Ex-library with Usual Faults. Ellicott was commissoned to establish a land boundary between the United States and the territory of West Florida held at that time by the Spanish, and before the time of the Louisiana Purchase. The journal covers Ellicott's travels and mission along the Mississippi River, in Mississippi and Alabama Territory, and in Florida, from the beginning of the journey in 1796 to its culmination and publishing of the book in 1803. 10 chapters and covers Ellicott's travels from Philadelphia to the mouth of the Ohio River, down the Mississippi River to Natchez, events relating to Natchez, Mississippi and the Mississippi River, travels from the Mississippi to the Pearl River (in Mississippi), notes on New Orleans, and notes on Mobile, Pensacola, Florida to St. Mary's, and St. Mary's and the Okefinokee Swamp. The book includes information on natural aspects of the territory explored, including soil, diseases, astronomical observations, geography, wildlife (including alligators in Florida), Indians, and other characteristics of the region. Includes extensive notatations relating to astronomical observations, several maps of the Mississippi and other rivers, maps of West Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and other geographical illustrations. 300 pages, plus well over 100 pages of appendices of observations and other information.
Published by Quadrangle Books, Chicago, 1962
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo, vii, 151 pages. In Good plus condition with Good dust jacket, price clipped. Dust jacket shows rubbing to front and back boars. Dust jacket shows sunning to spine, fore edge and head edge of front and back boards. Dust jacket shows minor rubbing to fore edge corners. Dust jacket shows minor tear at hinge of front board towards tail edge, minor tearing at head and tail edges of back board, minor tear at fore edge of back board near tail edge. Textblock shows mild minus foxing spots on head edge, minor foxing spots on fore edge. RWO Consignment. 1962 Reprint by Quadrangle Books of Edition Originally Printed in 1803. 1370621. Special Collections.
Published by Quadrangle Books, Chicago, 1962
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Ellicott's terse account of his four years, 1796-1800, determining the boundary between American and Spanish possessions after the Treaty of San Lorenzo, 1795. Facsimile reprint, mostly, of the original 1803 edition. Hardcover in jacket, as issued. Light wear to book, edges rubbed, corners bumped, binding slightly loose in spots; jacket badly tanned, stained, large chip to head of spine, some edgewear & lighter chipping. Text clean; [2], vii, [3], 300, 151, 13 double-page charts. Size: Large Octavo.
Publication Date: 1962
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VG. Chicago 1962 Quadrangle Books. Reprint of original 1803 edition. Journal of Ellicott, born in 1754, who served as Late Commissioner on Behalf of the United States for determining the boundary between the U.S. and the Possessions of his Catholic Majesty. Octavo, 151p., maps, charts, plates, hardcover. VG in Good DJ.
Published by William Fry, 1814
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, late commissioner on behalf of the United States during part of the year 1796, the years 1797, 1798, 1799, and part of the year 1800: for determining the boundary between the United States and the possessions of his Catholic Majesty in America, containing occasional remarks on the situation, soil, rivers, natural productions, and diseases of the different countries on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Gulf of Mexico, The Whole West of Florida, and part of East Florida, to Which is Added an Appendix, Containing all of the Astronomical Observations made use of for determining the boundaries with many others, made in different parts of the country for settling the geographical positions of some important points, with maps of the boundary on a large scale; likewise a great number of Thermometrical Observations made at different times, and places. Printed by William Fry, Philadelphia, 1814, 299 pp, appendix 151 pp, 12 of 14 maps, contemporary half leather, 9.75 x 6 , 8vo. In fair condition. Nicely rebound in half leather and marbled boards. Small .25 tear in leather at joint at head of spine. Light wear to extremities. Fresh end papers. Ex-library of Bucknell Theological Seminary blind stamp on title. Contemporary hand of somewhat who cataloged the maps, both present and missing. Maps on 78 pp and 124 pp at appendix are missing. Page 136 map is torn and mostly missing. Mavis family signatures on original fly and preface, a Mrs. Lillian H. Mavis & J? Mavis. Title page cut off from improper printing. Interior lightly toned with typical foxing, heavy at times. Maps are in varied states. Some are perfectly fine with small tears and others have bigger issues. The last map in the rear pocket is too delicate to photograph as parts of it are loose and quite torn. Free of known marginalia. Binding remains intact. Dried plant material at pages 63 and 195pp. Please see photos. The "first thorough American survey of the lower Mississippi and Gulf regions" (Howes) and one of the earliest American reports on West Florida. Following his work on laying out the plans and surveys for Washington, D.C., Ellicott was appointed commissioner to determine the boundary between the United States and Spanish Florida. His travels, occupying four years, covered the Mississippi Valley, Florida, and the southern hinterlands. First published in 1803, the text provides a detailed summary of his work, while the maps show the borders and the region in far more detail than they had been illustrated previously. At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, this was one of the foremost authorities available on the region, and Ellicott's surveys and mentoring would have a profound influence on Meriwether Lewis, whom he advised at the request of Thomas Jefferson. The present copy is a scarce example of the first edition, second issue: i.e. comprised of the sheets of the 1803 first edition, but with a cancel title page on wove paper bearing the 1814 imprint of William Fry.
Published by William Fry, Philadelphia, 1814
Seller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Quarto. (10 x 7 3/4 inches). vii, 299, 151pp. Errata leaf. 14 engraved folding maps and charts. 2 maps with neat repairs to closed tears. Contemporary tree calf, flat spine divided into compartments by gilt fillets, red morocco lettering piece in the second compartment. Provenance: Samuel Mickle (early signature on title) The "first thorough American survey of the lower Mississippi and Gulf regions" (Howes) and one of the earliest American reports on West Florida. Following his work on laying out the plans and surveys for Washington, D.C., Ellicott was appointed commissioner to determine the boundary between the United States and Spanish Florida. His travels, occupying four years, covered the Mississippi Valley, Florida, and the southern hinterlands. First published in 1803, the text provides a detailed summary of his work, while the maps show the borders and the region in far more detail than they had been illustrated previously. At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, this was one of the foremost authorities available on the region, and Ellicott's surveys and mentoring would have a profound influence on Meriwether Lewis, whom he advised at the request of Thomas Jefferson. The present copy is a scarce example of the first edition, second issue: i.e. comprised of the sheets of the 1803 first edition, but with a cancel title page on wove paper bearing the 1814 imprint of William Fry. Graff 1230 (1803 edition); Howes E94; Sabin 22216; Federal Hundred 95.
ELLICOTT, Andrew. The Journal of Andrew Ellicott, Late Commissioner on Behalf of the United States during Part of the Year 1796, the Years 1797, 1798, 1799, and Part of the Year 1800: for Determining the Boundary between the United States and the Possessions of his Catholic Majesty in America, Containing Occasional Remarks on the Situation, Soil, Rivers, Natural Productions, and Diseases of the Different Countries on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Gulf of Mexico . Philadelphia: Printed by William Fry, 1814. 4to (10 x 7 3/4 inches). vii,299,151pp. 14 engraved folding maps and charts. Contemporary 3/4 black morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Small amount of light scattered foxing, boards rubbed, light rubbing to spine ends, corners worn, else very good. HOWES E-94, "aa." Graff 1230 (1803 ed.). Sabin 22217. Second issue composed of the sheets of the 1803 edition with a tipped in title page dated 1814. Ellicott's was the first thorough American survey of West Florida, the lower Mississippi and Gulf regions. His report influenced the eventual U.S. acquisition of the area. Andrew Ellicott came from a talented Quaker family with mills in Pennsylvania and Maryland. "No Quaker himself, he served in the Revolution. He was best known as a surveyor, having had a hand in the boundaries of New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and South Carolina; and he surveyed the District of Columbia. Pursuant to the treaty of San Lorenzo el Real, 1795, he was appointed by George Washington as United States commissioner for drawing the boundary between the United States and the Spanish Floridas. "Ellicott's Journal is the product of this commission. The narrative part of it is no journal at all, but a carefully composed work written in 1802. The appendix is a record of meteorological, astronomical, and chronometrical observations from the mouth of the Ohio (late 1796) down the Mississippi, and along the boundary and Gulf Coast to the mouth of St. Mary's (early 1800). It also lists and describes the instruments used in running the line.Ellicott's remarks on the places he visited. are useful as are the temperatures and other scientific data; incidental description. botanical lists; descriptions of the Florida Keys; practical advice on navigating the Mississippi; and remarks on the soil of the Mississippi Territory and the Florid.
Published by Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1803., 1803
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to., (10 x 8 2/8 inches). Letterpress title-page (marginal repairs), Errata leaf at end. 14 folding plates and maps (repaired with archival tissue at folds on verso, browned throughout, some spotting). Contemporary American mottled sheep (extremities a bit rubbed). Provenance: 19th-century ink library stamp of City Library of New Bedford on the verso of one map. First edition. Ellicott's career as a surveyor "began in 1784 with his appointment as one of the commissioners for Virginia to clarify the boundaries between that state and Pennsylvania.He was commissioned with David Rittenhouse and Andrew Porter to define the western boundary of Pennsylvania, and in 1787 he completed a survey of the state's northern boundary. In 1789 Ellicott moved his family to Philadelphia and was employed by the federal government to survey the Presqu' Isle triangle, the tract north of the forty-second parallel and south of Lake Erie, a project that occupied him into 1791. In early 1796 President Washington commissioned him to undertake the survey of the boundary between the United States and the Spanish territory of Florida in accordance with a treaty with Spain. Ellicott kept a detailed account of all that came to his notice and obstruction he encountered from the Spanish. After completing the survey in the spring of 1800 he submitted his report to the State Department. Because President John Adams withheld it from the Senate, however, no appropriation was made for Ellicott's compensation, which left him in serious financial difficulties. After publication of his report in Philadelphia in 1803, he rose to considerable prominence in the world of science" (Silvio A. Bedini for ADNB). Plate A: folding map of Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburg Plate B: folding map Ohio River from Cincinnati to confluence with the Mississippi Plate C: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Ohio to the confluence with the Arkansas River Plate D: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Arkansas River to the Southern Boundary of the United States Plate E: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south to the mouth of the Mississippi Plate F: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south from St. Rose's Bay to East Florida and the mouth of the St. Mary's River at the Atlantic Ocean Folding plates in the Appendix, numbered 1-8, record Ellicott's survey along the Boundary Line. American Imprints 4147; Graff 1230; Howes E94; Rader 1295; Sabin 22216; Servies 768. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
Published by Philadelphia: By Budd & Bartram for Thomas Dobson, 1803., 1803
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to., (10 ¼ x 8 inches). (Title page cropped, occasional staining throughout). 13 fine folding engraved maps and plans (some offsetting and spotting; one map has long tear). Contemporary quarter morocco, marbled boards, the smooth spine in six gilt-ruled compartments, gilt-lettered in one, ornaments in the rest (hinge split but holding, library label to spine, a bit worn overall). Provenance: Contemporary manuscript ownership inscription and pen trials of Thomas Hunter Forest; ink stamps of the New Jersey Historical Society scattered throughout. First edition. Ellicott's career as a surveyor "began in 1784 with his appointment as one of the commissioners for Virginia to clarify the boundaries between that state and Pennsylvania. He was commissioned with David Rittenhouse and Andrew Porter to define the western boundary of Pennsylvania, and in 1787 he completed a survey of the state's northern boundary. In 1789 Ellicott moved his family to Philadelphia and was employed by the federal government to survey the Presqu' Isle triangle, the tract north of the forty-second parallel and south of Lake Erie, a project that occupied him into 1791. In early 1796 President Washington commissioned him to undertake the survey of the boundary between the United States and the Spanish territory of Florida in accordance with a treaty with Spain. Ellicott kept a detailed account of all that came to his notice and obstruction he encountered from the Spanish. After completing the survey in the spring of 1800 he submitted his report to the State Department. Because President John Adams withheld it from the Senate, however, no appropriation was made for Ellicott's compensation, which left him in serious financial difficulties. After publication of his report in Philadelphia in 1803, he rose to considerable prominence in the world of science" (Silvio A. Bedini for ANB). A contemporary pencil notation in this copy calls Ellicott "a faithful officer and a [sic] honest man" (p. 269). The fine engraved maps and plates are: Plate A: folding map of Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburg Plate B: folding map Ohio River from Cincinnati to confluence with the Mississippi Plate C: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Ohio to the confluence with the Arkansas River Plate D: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Arkansas River to the Southern Boundary of the United States Plate E: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south to the mouth of the Mississippi Plate F: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south from St. Rose's Bay to East Florida and the mouth of the St. Mary's River at the Atlantic Ocean The 8 folding plates in the Appendix are numbered 1-8, and record Ellicott's survey along the Boundary Line. American Imprints 4147; Graff 1230; Howes E94; Rader 1295; Sabin 22216; Servies 768.
Published by Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1803., 1803
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to., (10 x 7 6/8 inches). Letterpress title-page, Errata leaf at end. 14 FINE folding plates and maps. Modern quarter black calf, marbled paper boards antique. First edition, and a bright and attractive copy. Ellicott's career as a surveyor "began in 1784 with his appointment as one of the commissioners for Virginia to clarify the boundaries between that state and Pennsylvania.He was commissioned with David Rittenhouse and Andrew Porter to define the western boundary of Pennsylvania, and in 1787 he completed a survey of the state's northern boundary. In 1789 Ellicott moved his family to Philadelphia and was employed by the federal government to survey the Presqu' Isle triangle, the tract north of the forty-second parallel and south of Lake Erie, a project that occupied him into 1791. In early 1796 President Washington commissioned him to undertake the survey of the boundary between the United States and the Spanish territory of Florida in accordance with a treaty with Spain. Ellicott kept a detailed account of all that came to his notice and obstruction he encountered from the Spanish. After completing the survey in the spring of 1800 he submitted his report to the State Department. Because President John Adams withheld it from the Senate, however, no appropriation was made for Ellicott's compensation, which left him in serious financial difficulties. After publication of his report in Philadelphia in 1803, he rose to considerable prominence in the world of science" (Silvio A. Bedini for ADNB). Plate A: folding map of Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburg Plate B: folding map Ohio River from Cincinnati to confluence with the Mississippi Plate C: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Ohio to the confluence with the Arkansas River Plate D: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Arkansas River to the Southern Boundary of the United States Plate E: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south to the mouth of the Mississippi Plate F: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south from St. Rose's Bay to East Florida and the mouth of the St. Mary's River at the Atlantic Ocean Folding plates in the Appendix, numbered 1-8, record Ellicott's survey along the Boundary Line. American Imprints 4147; Graff 1230; Howes E94; Rader 1295; Sabin 22216; Servies 768. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
Published by Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1803., 1803
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
4to., (10 x 8 inches). Letterpress title-page, Errata leaf at end. 14 FINE folding plates and maps (some minor spotting and offsetting). Contemporary sheep (rebacked to style, scuffed). Provenance: with the signed bookplate of Bruce McKinney loosely inserted, his sale 2nd December 2010, lot 147. First edition. Ellicott's career as a surveyor "began in 1784 with his appointment as one of the commissioners for Virginia to clarify the boundaries between that state and Pennsylvania.He was commissioned with David Rittenhouse and Andrew Porter to define the western boundary of Pennsylvania, and in 1787 he completed a survey of the state's northern boundary. In 1789 Ellicott moved his family to Philadelphia and was employed by the federal government to survey the Presqu' Isle triangle, the tract north of the forty-second parallel and south of Lake Erie, a project that occupied him into 1791. In early 1796 President Washington commissioned him to undertake the survey of the boundary between the United States and the Spanish territory of Florida in accordance with a treaty with Spain. Ellicott kept a detailed account of all that came to his notice and obstruction he encountered from the Spanish. After completing the survey in the spring of 1800 he submitted his report to the State Department. Because President John Adams withheld it from the Senate, however, no appropriation was made for Ellicott's compensation, which left him in serious financial difficulties. After publication of his report in Philadelphia in 1803, he rose to considerable prominence in the world of science" (Silvio A. Bedini for ADNB). Plate A: folding map of Ohio River from Cincinnati to Pittsburg Plate B: folding map Ohio River from Cincinnati to confluence with the Mississippi Plate C: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Ohio to the confluence with the Arkansas River Plate D: folding map of Mississippi from confluence with the Arkansas River to the Southern Boundary of the United States Plate E: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south to the mouth of the Mississippi Plate F: folding map of the Southern Boundary of the United State south from St. Rose's Bay to East Florida and the mouth of the St. Mary's River at the Atlantic Ocean Folding plates in the Appendix, numbered 1-8, record Ellicott's survey along the Boundary Line. American Imprints 4147; Graff 1230; Howes E94; Rader 1295; Sabin 22216; Servies 768. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
Published by Budd & Bartram for Thomas Hobson, Philadelphia, 1803
Seller: Arader Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First. First edition. Philadelphia: Budd & Bartram for Thomas Hobson, 1803. Quarto (10" x 8 1/8", 255mm x 208mm). [Full collation available.] With 14 folding plates and maps. Bound in contemporary mottled sheep. Smooth spine gilt in six panels. Author and title gilt to red morocco in the second panel. Dashed blind roll to the edges of the boards. All edges of the text-block speckled brown. Rubbed. Bumped at the fore-corners. Rear hinge starting. Light tanning, spotting and foxing throughout. Plates and maps repaired with archival tissue at folds on verso with some foxing and tanning. Ink library stamp of City Library of New Bedford on the verso of the third map. Andrew Ellicott (1754-1820) was a land surveyor, born a Quaker in Pennsylvania, the son of a miller and clockmaker. As a youth, he studied mathematics, astronomy and the sciences. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Ellicott enlisted in the Maryland militia, rising to position of Major. Upon returning home, he began his career as a surveyor working on the Mason-Dixon line. In 1785, he surveyed the western border of Pennsylvania and Ohio, where the northern meridian came to be known as the "Ellicott Line." Appointed by George Washington, he continued and completed the plan for Washington, DC, begun by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. He was assisted in this contentious project from 1791-2 by two of his brothers and a self-taught African American surveyor, Benjamin Banneke. Some of the boundary stones laid then stand today. Ellicott spent four years (1796-1800), surveying the Spanish territories along the coast of Florida, where he also established an "Ellicott Line." In 1798, President John Adams refused payment to Ellicott, who in turn became Secretary of the Pennsylvania Land Office, a more reliable, yet lower paying position. In 1803, President Jefferson appointed Ellicott as teacher and mentor to Merriweather Lewis, imparting his knowledge of surveying methods and materials. He also surveyed land won in the Louisiana Purchase. He spent his final years teaching math at West Point. Ellicott's Journal contains information about his activities, observations and correspondence while traveling as a surveyor between 1796 and 1800. It is the "first thorough American survey of the lower Mississippi and Gulf region" (Howes). He details the perilous diplomacy between the United States and Spain, describing people and landscapes he encountered along the way. The large appendix contains astronomical and thermometrical information. The New Bedford Free Public Library, founded in 1852, contains significant historical holdings, especially regarding whaling and Quaker materials. American Imprints 4147; Graff 1230; Howes E 94; Rader 1295; Sabin 22216; Servies 768.