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Impt. Books,Manuscripts,Literature,Americana
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CUTLER, Jervis. A Topographical Description of the state of Ohio, Indiana Territory, and Louisiana. Comprehending the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, ansd their principal tributary streams ... and a concise account of Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi... Boston: Charles Williams, 1812. 12mo (173 x 102 mm). 5 engraved plates, including the first published view of cincinnati. Contemporary calf, spine panelled with single rule. Housed in a half morocco slipcase. Condition: lacks errata slip as usual, scattered light toning, a bit heavier to plates; very light rubbing to joints and spine ends. Provenance: Frank C. Deering (bookplate). first edition of "one of the most important of western narratives and the earliest authentic relation of a captivity among the sioux" (Eberstadt). Cutler was an army officer and while the travels described herein are his, the Indian captivity is the account of fur trapper Charles Le Raye. The latter's veracity is questioned by some, but deemed a key work by others. Howes C984; Sabin 18170; Streeter Sale 1775; Wagner-Camp 10. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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