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Warrington, 1770 From the first English edition of Kalm. From Sagadahock (NE Canada) to Lake Erie, and the course of the Ohio west to the miami River, Kalm, a Swedish naturalist, includes information about mineral deposits, sale licks, swamps and the like on this map, but also notes curiosities. "Elephant bones found here," (skeleton of a mammoth found in Kentucky), "Antique Sculptures" (early reference to relics of the Mound Builders). 22 1/4 x 30 inches.


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Date:
2006-10-26

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London: T. Lowndes, 1772. 2 vols. 8vo, full calf. With folding map laid in and six engraved plates. Second English edition. Translated by John Reinhold Read more…


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Date:
2008-05-06