AN ALPHABETICAL ATLAS, OR, GAZETTEER OF VERMONT; AFFORDING A SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE, ITS SEVERAL COUNTIES, TOWNS, AND RIVERS. CALCULATED TO SUPPLY, IN SOME MEASURE, THE PLACE OF A MAP; AND DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF OFFICES, TRAVELLERS, MEN OF BUSINESS, &
1808 · Montpelier
by Dean, Jame
Montpelier: Printed by Samuel Goss, 1808. 43pp. plus errata page. Dbd. Uniformly tanned; some foxing on titlepage, scattered light foxing elsewhere. Good, untrimmed. A presentation copy, with the inscription "A present from James Dean A.M." written twice on the errata page, and the owner's name there as well. The first few pages contain a geographical description of Vermont and its counties. Most of the text is taken up with detailed tables listing every town in the state, the county in which it is located, its population, neighboring towns, geographical coordinates, and distance from larger towns such as Bennington and Montpelier. In answer to the question of what is east of Eden, James Dean informs us that it's Craftsbury, Vermont. A useful early Vermont gazetteer. GILMAN, p.70. McCORISON 984. HOWES D167. SABIN 19023. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 14840 (Inventory #: WRCAM36001)