EATON, Amos
Map. Engraving. Image measures 7 1/8" x 55 1/2" This engraving features a geological view of the Erie Canal in profile. Includes four inset views made after original views by James Eights. The views include "Entrance of the Canal into the Hudson at Albany", "View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls", "View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Rochester", and "View of the Village of Black Rock, from the Canada shore in 1823." The map was published in "A geological and agricultural survey of the district adjoining the Erie canal in the state of New York. Taken under the direction of the Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer. Part I. Containing a description of the rock formations; together with a geological profile, extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie." In good condition, with some overall toning and creasing near fold lines. Misjoined at head of Hudson River (between the cities of Troy and Albany) with archival tape repair to verso. Amos Eaton was an American botanist, geologist, and educator who is considered the founder of the modern scientific prospectus in education, which was a radical departure from the American liberal arts tradition of classics, theology, lecture, and recitation. LOC 10018357.
Folding map, which is often missing, is present, but loose. vi + 384pp. 16mo, original black cloth, spine and covers worn but sound, pages toned with light foxing throughout, including map. Leipzig: Bernh. Tauchnitz, 1843. First German Edition. A sound, still very good copy. Text in English. Map shows locations of American Indian tribes in the American Southwest and California. "Incredible adventures of an imaginary Frenchman borrowed from various sources." Howes M-302. Sabin 44698. Streeter, Texas 1458B, Wagner-Camp 97:3