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[INDIANA]. COLTON, Joseph H. (1800-1893). The State of Indiana Delineated. New York: J.H. Colton, 1838. 


16mo (93 x 141 mm). Engraved folding map with hand-coloring, publisher's advertisement. (Some separations on map folds, some spotting.) Original morocco-backed boards, paper label on upper cover (some wear and light dampstaining, upper cover with a few slice-marks). Provenance: George Robinson (signature dated 1839 on flyleaf). 

FIRST EDITION, including the map, which is often cited as being printed separately, but whose inclusion is mentioned on the printed label on the front cover in the present copy. The map includes overland routes to western territories, including Texas, Oregon, and California. Bradford 1005 (“Vastly more correct than any other pocket map of Indiana, and with the book, will be found a valuable directory and guide for travellers to that state”); Howes C-622; Sabin 34577; Streeter Sale 1416.

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