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[CONDY, Jonathan?] A Description of the River Susquehanna, with observations on the present state of its Trade and Navigation. Philadelphia: printed by Zachariah Poulson, 1796.

First edition. Pages 34-40 contain a notable description of Havre de Grace, Maryland, beginning: "To the north-west the land rises by a gentle acclivity to a small range of hills, which afford some of the finest situations in point of elegance and salubrity for the establishment of country seats." Howes C-669.

Octavo. (Lacking map, mild spotting to first and last couple of leaves.) Modern half calf.
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