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Book/Printed Material 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 : with six maps, comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the whole of West Florida, and part of East Florida : to which is added an appendix, containing all the astronomical observations made use of for determining the boundary, with man 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.

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  • 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 : with six maps, comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the whole of West Florida, and part of East Florida : to which is added an appendix, containing all the astronomical observations made use of for determining the boundary, with man 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.

Names

  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
  • Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823.
  • Budd and Bartram.
  • Jefferson Exhibit Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed by Budd & Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, no. 41, South Second Street, 1803.

Headings

  • -  Geographical positions--United States
  • -  Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel
  • -  Southeastern States--Maps
  • -  Mississippi RIver Valley--Maps
  • -  Ohio River Valley--Maps
  • -  United States--Territorial expansion
  • -  United States--Territories and possessions
  • -  Southern boundary of the United States
  • -  United States--Southeastern States
  • -  United States--Mississippi River Valley
  • -  United States--Ohio River Valley

Notes

  • -  Signatures: a⁴ B-2P⁴ 2Q², ²a² b-t⁴ u² chi1.
  • -  Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 4086
  • -  Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 4147
  • -  Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, v. 6, p. 148, no. 22216
  • -  Appendix: 151, [3] p. at end.
  • -  Errata: p. [2] at end.
  • -  LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
  • -  F213.E46 Copy 1 transferred from the general rare book collection to the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. he04 2019-07-26
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-06-04 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • vii, [1], 232, 232-299, [1], 151, [3] p., [14] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps (engravings) ; 26 cm (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F213 .E46
  • F213 .E46 Copy 3 Text only.
  • G3865 svar .E5 Vault Maps only. Maps removed from Copy 3. Plates A - F and detail map nos. 1 - 8. Scales differ. Sheets 42 x 56 cm. or smaller.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 01013435

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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, Thomas Dobson, Budd And Bartram, and Jefferson Exhibit Collection. The journal of Andrew Ellicott: late commissioner on behalf of the United States during part of the year , 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: with six maps, comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the whole of West Florida, and part of East Florida: to which is added an appendix, containing all the astronomical observations made use of for determining the boundary, with man 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. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd & Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, no. 41, South Second Street, 1803. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/01013435/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A., Dobson, T., Budd And Bartram & Jefferson Exhibit Collection. (1803) The journal of Andrew Ellicott: late commissioner on behalf of the United States during part of the year , 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: with six maps, comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the whole of West Florida, and part of East Florida: to which is added an appendix, containing all the astronomical observations made use of for determining the boundary, with man 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. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd & Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, no. 41, South Second Street. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/01013435/.

MLA citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, et al. The journal of Andrew Ellicott: late commissioner on behalf of the United States during part of the year , 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: with six maps, comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the whole of West Florida, and part of East Florida: to which is added an appendix, containing all the astronomical observations made use of for determining the boundary, with man 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. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd & Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, no. 41, South Second Street, 1803. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/01013435/>.