First American Edition

"[Map with Books] New Map of the States of Georgia South and North Carolina Virginia and Maryland Including the Spanish Provinces of West and East Florida...[with] The History of the Rise...of the United States...", Gordon, William

An attractive and delicately engraved map showing the southern United States with Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia all extending to the Mississippi River. Florida is under Spanish control and divided between East & West, and beyond the Mississippi River is Spanish Louisiana. The region above the Ohio River is reserved for "New States." This is an updated version of Joseph Purcell's A Map of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia... with the State of Franklin and the Seven Ranges removed. Adorned by a decorative cartouche with scroll title being held aloft by putti. An early American-produced map engraved by C. Tiebout in New York City.

The map is accompanied by the first American edition of Gordon's renowned history of the American War (the second map in this edition is not present). Three volumes - 443 pages, 474 pages, and 445 pages. Octavo, hardbound in full original leather with title label and gilt tooling on spine.

References: Wheat & Brun #492; Howes #G-256; Sabin #28011.

Condition: B

Issued folding on watermarked paper with light toning, minor offsetting, and scattered foxing. A binding trim at lower right has been reinstated with old paper, and portions of the left blank margin have also been reinstated with a tiny amount of border loss at top. Text is lightly toned with occasional soiling. Bindings are moderately worn with cracked spines. Hinges are starting and the front board of volume one has separated.