[with] A System of Universal History. Hartford: F. J. Huntington, 1835. 8vo (8” x 5”), full brown calf over boards, gilt stamped leather title piece at spine. xxx, [3], 10–384 pp. Stamp “15309” in lower margin of p. iii. CONDITION: Good+, covers lightly worn with small losses to leather at.....
The first historical atlas of the United States, produced by pioneering educator and mapmaker Emma Willard, this example with intriguing pencil notes bearing on Native American history. The atlas opens with an “Introductory Map” presenting the “Locations and Wanderings of the Aboriginal Tribes.” Tribal names appear within color-coded oval borders.....