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1. A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent, including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c. : as to their situation, extent, climate, soil, produce, rise, government, religion, present Boundaries, and the number of inhabitants supposed to be in each : also of the interior, or westerly parts of the country, upon the rivers St. Laurence, the Mississipi, Christino, and the Great Lakes : to which is subjoined, an account of the several nations and tribes of Indians residing in those parts, as to their customs, manners, government, numbers, &c. : containing many useful and entertaining facts, never before treated of / by Major Robert Rogers.

A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent, including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c. : as to their situation, extent, climate, soil, produce, rise, government, religion, present Boundaries, and the number of inhabitants supposed to be in each : also of the interior, or westerly parts of the country, upon the rivers St. Laurence, the Mississipi, Christino, and the Great Lakes : to which is subjoined, an account of the several nations and tribes of Indians residing in those parts, as to their customs, manners, government, numbers, &c. : containing many useful and entertaining facts, never before treated of / by Major Robert Rogers.
Creator:
Rogers, Robert, 1731–1795
Date:
MDCCLXV [1765]
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 264 pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Twenty-one plans, with explanations of different actions in the West Indies, during the late war / by an officer of the Royal Navy, who was present.

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Creator:
Matthews, John, lieutenant in the Royal Navy
Date:
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Physical Description:
24 pages, [21] folded leaves of plates : illustrations, plans ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Travels through the interior parts of America : in a series of letters / by an officer.

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Creator:
Anburey, Thomas, author
Date:
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Travels through the United States of North America : the country of the Iroquois, and Upper Canada, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797; with an authentic account of Lower Canada / by the Duke De La Rochefoucault Liancourt.

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Creator:
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de, 1747–1827
Date:
1799
Physical Description:
2 volumes : maps, charts ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. An authentic history of the celebrated horse American Eclipse : containing an account of his pedigree and performances, with some general information on the subject of the turf, and the means adopted at various times to improve the breed of horses : embellished with a correct likeness of this famous horse, engraved on wood, in the best style by Dr. A. Anderson.

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Creator:
Conrad, Ephraim, 1769?-1834
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
6, [3], 8-37, [1] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The American race-turf register, sportsman's herald, and general stud book : containing the pedigrees of the most celebrated horses, mares, and geldings, that have distinguished themselves as racers on the American turf : from one quarter of a mile race up to four miles and repeat : also, such as have been kept in the stud, as stallions and mares for breeding, from the earliest period to the present time : and from which have descended the most valuable blooded stock at present in the United States : the whole calculated for the use and information of amateurs, breeders, and trainers of that most noble and useful animal, the horse / compiled from the papers, letters, memorandums, stud-books, and newspapers, of the most celebrated and distinguished sportsmen, also from other sources of the most current information, by Patrick Nisbett Edgar, of Granville County, North Carolina ; in two volumes ; vol. 1..

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Creator:
Edgar, Patrick Nisbett
Date:
MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
Physical Description:
xvi, [1], 18-601, [1] pages ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Transatlantic sketches : comprising visits to the most interesting scenes in North and South America, and the West Indies : with notes on Negro slavery and Canadian emigration / by Capt. J.E. Alexander, 42D Royal Highlanders, F.R.G.S. M.R.A.S. etc. ; author of Travels in Ava, Persia, etc.

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Creator:
Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803–1885
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Harvey's scenes of the primitive forest of America : at the four periods of the year, spring, summer, autumn & winter : engraved from his original paintings : accompanied with descriptive letter-press.

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Creator:
Harvey, George, approximately 1800–1878
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
[7] leaves, [4] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The Hampton L. Carson collection of engraved portraits of Jefferson, Franklin, and Lafayette : catalogue compiled and sale conducted by Stan. V. Henkels : at the art auction rooms of Davis & Harvey ... Philadelphia, Pa.

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Creator:
Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence), 1852–1929
Date:
1904]
Physical Description:
6, 157, 5 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The American thoroughbred / by Thomas B. Merry ("Hidalgo").

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Creator:
Merry, Thomas B
Date:
1905
Physical Description:
244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Blooded horses of colonial days : classic horse matches in America before the Revolution / by Francis Barnum Culver.

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Creator:
Culver, Francis Barnum, 1868–
Date:
MCMXXII [1922]
Physical Description:
[11], 14-96, [15], 100-156, [8] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., facsims. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts