Historical Narrative
Item #43644
HUTCHINS, Thomas. An Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida, Comprehending the River Mississippi with its Principal Branches and Settlements.... Philadelphia, 1784. 94, [1]pp. Early ownership signature on titlepage and in margin of two interior leaves. Bound in 1/2 calf, with marbled boards, spine gilt. Howes H-845. Evans 18532. Sabin 34056. Clark I:259. Streeter Sale 1521. Servies 608. Vail 705. One of the most valuable works on Florida and Louisiana in the Revolutionary period. Hutchins was an officer in the British Army during the French and Indian War, and later surveyed the country along the Mississippi from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. During the Revolution he served under Greene in the Carolinas, and later spent several years in West Florida, the area between New Orleans and Pensacola. He made a minute examination of its coast, harbors, lakes, and rivers, all reported in this accurate book.
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