America . To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will be published, price 1s. Number I. To be continued weekly, containing a beautiful, correct, large whole sheet plan of the city of Washington, now building by order of the American Government, exquisitely engraved by Russell; and sixty-four pages of letter-press, of a geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the present situation of the United States of America; comprehending a description of their extent, civil divisions, chief towns, climates, curiosities, soils, mountains, lakes, bays, rivers, springs, and islands, natural history, productions, population, character, government, constitutions of the different states, courts of justice, religion, literature, agriculture, commerce, and history. A copious and interesting account of the late war. General and particular description of the western territory, particularly of Kentucky: containing a minute description of the settlements now forming, engraved plans of the towns now marked out to be built, &c. The whole containing every thing that is valuable in the best authors, besides original communications of the utmost importance to those who are about to make purchases, or settle in that or any other part of the United States. By the Rev. W. Winterbotham, late assistant preacher at How's-lane Chapel, Plymouth.
- William Winterbotham
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America. To be completed in thirty-three numbers. On January 31, 1795, will be published, price 1s. Number I. To be continued weekly, containing a beautiful, correct, large whole sheet plan of the city of Washington, now building by order of the American
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[London] : Printed for and sold by the Editor; H.D. Symonds, Pater-noster row: J. Ridgway, York Street, St. James Square, London; and D. Holt, Newark; also by all other booksellers, [1794]
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