A New System of Modern Geography (Vol. I) by William Guthrie (First American Edition), 1794 📜🎨🇺🇸 Botanical Art a collector of state-issued publications

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Each plate is individually hand-painted and signed by a different artisan

Marking: The HN 2229 model number and 1957 copyright date are clearly legible on the base

Maker's Mark: The original barcode sticker is intact and fully legible

Title Page/Flyleaf: "55

A New System of Modern Geography (Vol. I) by William Guthrie (First American Edition), 1794 📜🎨🇺🇸 Botanical Art a collector of state-issued publicationsThis is a top shelf example of Volume I from the First American Edition of William Guthries A New System of Modern Geography. Printed in Philadelphia in 1794 by the pioneering Mathew Carey, this book is a heavy record of the intellectual growth of the United States following the Revolution. The volume is a documented component of early American science, featuring corrections by the premier astronomer Dr. David Rittenhouse. It stands as a high value