ARROWSMITH AARON; and LEWIS SAMUEL A New and Elegant General

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ARROWSMITH, AARON; and LEWIS, SAMUEL. A New and Elegant General Atlas. 63 engraved maps, of which 2 folding. Letterpress title, 1 page list of maps. Quarto, 10 5/8 x 9 inches, expertly bound to style in calf-backed contemporary marbled paper-covered boards, flat spine in six compartments divided by fillets, lettered in the second compartment. Provenance: Henry Roice (contemporary signature on the front pastedown). Boston: Published by Thomas & Andrews, May, 1812

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Wheat considers 4 of the maps included in this atlas to be very important and devotes 8 pages to the discussion of them, Louisiana (Wheat 259), British Possessions in America (Wheat 260), Spanish Dominions in North America (Wheat 261) and North America (Wheat 262). Phillips, Atlases 718; Ristow pp.265-266; Rumsey 2436 (1804 first edition).