(CANALS) A Connected View of the Whole Internal Navigation o

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(CANALS.) A Connected View of the Whole Internal Navigation of the United States. 10 folding maps, with waterways traced in color. 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, minor wear, spine label partly intact, moderate dampstaining; unopened, except for a few pages somewhat crudely opened, otherwise internally quite nice. Philadelphia, 1826

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first edition. "Leading early authority on the subject"--Howes A317. Though primarily dealing with canals, rivers, and other inland waterways, an essay on the growth of railroads appears on page 187. This work has been attributed to either George Armroyd or Matthew Carey. Rink 4155; Sabin 2012, 10860.