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The Best Book on the Mississippi River Published in the 18th Century - Pittman's Present State of

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PITTMAN, Philip (fl. 1760s).
The Present State of the European Settlements on the Mississippi; with a Geographical Description of that River.
London: J. Nourse, 1770.
First edition.

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First edition of the "most authoritative work in English on the Mississippi Valley on the eve of the Revolution" (Struggle for North America).

Quarto (10" x 8", 254mm x 203mm): vii, 99; with 8 engraved maps and plans, including 7 folding, after Pittman by Thomas Kitchin; lacking the half-title, tears at the gutter of three maps some affecting the image, some browning and creasing, some pages misbound, a few marginal stains. Bound in XXc quarter black morocco over spotted paper boards, original printed paper label on the front board. Loss to the fore-corners. Provenance: On the front paste-down, ink manuscript notes partially obscured by the bookplate of the Maryland Historical Society. Their library stamp to the verso of the title-page

The first English publication on the topography, settlements, and inhabitants of the Illinois country, recording the accomplishments of the French and the endeavours of the Spanish. Captain Pittman was a British army engineer who arrived in West Florida in 1763. In 1764 he travelled up the Mississippi to New Orleans with Major Arthur Loftus. During his five years in the Gulf coastal region of Louisiana and West Florida he made numerous surveying expeditions. Pittman is cavalier of the work of his French predecessors: ?Louisiana is no longer the same as in the time of Pere Henepin; and all the other authors that I have read on this subject rather abound with Indian stories and talks, than with useful information? (Preface). Vail 602; Clark 2:53; Streeter sale 3:1519; Graff 3302; Howes P 396; Sabin 63103; Weddle, ?Changing Tides? 1995, pp. 45-48.

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