Illinois--Mitchell, S.A.

[Ibid]. Illinois in 1837 and 1838. Philadelphia, 1838, 2 guide books, with folding maps--Scott, J. The United States Gazetteer. Philadelphia, 1793, 19 engraved folding maps, recent boards--Koch, F.K. Die Deutschen Colonien in der nahe des Saginaw-flusses. Braunschweig, 1851, folding map, wrappers--Graham, J.D., Lieut. Col. Chicago Harbour and Bar. Chicago 1857, large folding map, Duke of Northumberland's copy, and 5 others similar

Together 10 items, various sizes, some minor defects (full list available from the Book Department or at www.sothebys.com)

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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A more detailed list of this lot is as follows:

1. Mitchell, S.A. Illinois in 1837; A Sketch Descriptive of the Situation, Boundaries, Face of the Country, Prominent Districts, Prairies, Rivers, Minerals, Animals, Agricultural Productions ... Also, Suggestions to Emigrants ... to which are Annexed the Letters from a Rambler in the West. Philadelphia, 1837[-8], guide book with engraved folding map "Mitchell's Map of Illinois ... 1838" (380 x 320mm.), hand-coloured in outline, original boards, some staining and spotting, covers worn

2. Another copy. Lower cover missing, stained

3. Scott, J. The United States Gazetteer. Philadelphia, 1793, 18 (of 19) engraved folding maps, recent boards, lacking general map of the United States

4. Koch, F.K. Die Deutschen Colonien in der nahe des Saginaw-flusses. Braunschweig, 1851, folding map (220 x 140mm.), original wrappers, wrappers worn and pages loose

5. [US Government]. Chicago Harbour and Bar. Chicago 1857 [1858], 790 x 1240mm., large folding lithographed plan, map torn. From a survey of J.D. Graham, Major in the Corps of Topographical Engineers, printed in Chicago before the Great Fire, his personal label affixed, Duke of Northumberland's copy

6. Curtiss, D.F. Western Portraiture and Emigrant's guide: a description of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. New York: J.H. Colton, 1852, pocket guide with large folding map "Township Map of the States of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri & Minnesota" (510 x 460mm.), original cloth, book label on inside front cover "Library of the Hutchinson Literary Society", title and a few pages spotted

7. Colton, J.H. (Pub) The Western Tourist, and Emigrants Guide, through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin, and the Territories of Minesota (sic), Missouri and Nebraska. New York, 1855, pocket guide with coloured folding map by Smith "Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa. Showing the Township Lines of the United States Surveys ... 1855" (520 x 650mm.), original boards, map loose, a few tears

8. Thevenot, J. de. Recueil de voyages. Paris,1681, lacking covers, plates and maps

9. Hennepin.  Description de la Louisiane. Paris, 1683, 8vo, contemporary calf, lacking map

10. Scott, J. The United States Gazetteer. Philadelphia, 1795, recent calf, lacking all maps