Title: A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world... To which are added, 1. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. 2. A chronological table of remarkable events from the creation to the present time. 3. A list of men of learning and science... Author: Guthrie, William Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Johnson & Warner Date: 1815 Description: Volume II (of 2) only. [4], 603 pp. With 10 folding copper-engraved maps. 21.5x12.5 cm. (8½x5"), period sheep, leather spine label. The important second volume of the 1815 American edition of Guthrie's Geographical Grammar, of great note for the inclusion of the section of North American zoology by George Ord, which comprises pages 290-361. This is considered to be the first systematic zoology of America by an American, and its significance is bolstered by the use of information gleaned from the Lewis and Clark expedition. Ord received several of the specimens brought back by Lewis and Clark for description, including the Grizzly Bear and the Pronghorn, and the expedition is referenced numerous times in his section of the Grammar. George Ord (1781-1866), a businessman turned naturalist and member of Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences, was a friend and colleague of ornithologist Alexander Wilson The maps in the present volume include Asia, India, Africa, North America (sadly lacking the western half), New England, the Middle States and Western Territories (as far as the Mississippi), the Southern States and Mississippi Territory, the Northwestern Territories (Great Lakes region west to the Red River), the West Indies, and South America. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers scuffed, spine well so with 3" tear to leather; contents foxed, prelims. and Asia map dampstained, good condition overall. Item number: 229031
Title: A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world... To which are added, 1. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. 2. A chronological table of remarkable events from the creation to the present time. 3. A list of men of learning and science... Author: Guthrie, William Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Johnson & Warner Date: 1815 Description: Volume II (of 2) only. [4], 603 pp. With 10 folding copper-engraved maps. 21.5x12.5 cm. (8½x5"), period sheep, leather spine label. The important second volume of the 1815 American edition of Guthrie's Geographical Grammar, of great note for the inclusion of the section of North American zoology by George Ord, which comprises pages 290-361. This is considered to be the first systematic zoology of America by an American, and its significance is bolstered by the use of information gleaned from the Lewis and Clark expedition. Ord received several of the specimens brought back by Lewis and Clark for description, including the Grizzly Bear and the Pronghorn, and the expedition is referenced numerous times in his section of the Grammar. George Ord (1781-1866), a businessman turned naturalist and member of Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences, was a friend and colleague of ornithologist Alexander Wilson The maps in the present volume include Asia, India, Africa, North America (sadly lacking the western half), New England, the Middle States and Western Territories (as far as the Mississippi), the Southern States and Mississippi Territory, the Northwestern Territories (Great Lakes region west to the Red River), the West Indies, and South America. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers scuffed, spine well so with 3" tear to leather; contents foxed, prelims. and Asia map dampstained, good condition overall. Item number: 229031
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