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Book/Printed Material The journal of Andrew Ellicott

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Title

  • 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 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.

Names

  • Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820.
  • Fry, William, 1777-1855, printer.
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed by William Fry, 1814.

Headings

  • -  Ellicott, Andrew,--1754-1820
  • -  Southern States--Description and travel
  • -  Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel
  • -  Florida--Description and travel
  • -  Southern boundary of the United States
  • -  Geographical positions--Southern States
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Notes

  • -  Signatures: a⁴ B-2P⁴ 2Q² a² b-t⁴ u².
  • -  Page 233-300 misnumbered 232-299.
  • -  Sabin 22217
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1995.040.00.0004
  • -  LAC nsk 2020-11-25 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ecr 2020-12-03 review
  • -  LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2020-12-10

Medium

  • vii, [1], 299 [i.e. 300], 151, [1] p., [14] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps (engravings) ; 28 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F213 .E47
  • F213 .E47 Copy 2 Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation; ownership signatures of: Charles C. Gaskell, Feb. 15, 1828 and A.J. Cooke, Bay City, Mich., 1879 on 1st folded leaf of plates.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 19001311

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Jay I. Kislak Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Ellicott, Andrew, William Fry, Jay I. Kislak Collection, and Joseph Meredith Toner 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 1800for 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 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. Philadelphia: Printed by William Fry, 1814. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/19001311/.

APA citation style:

Ellicott, A., Fry, W., Jay I. Kislak Collection & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1814) 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 1800for 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 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. Philadelphia: Printed by William Fry. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/19001311/.

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 1800for 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 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. Philadelphia: Printed by William Fry, 1814. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/19001311/>.