[Aaron] Arrowsmith and [Samuel] Lewis. A NEW AND ELEGANT GENERAL ATLAS, COMPRISING ALL THE NEW DISCOVERIES, TO THE PRESENT TIME; CONTAINING SIXTY-THREE MAPS, DRAWN BY ARROWSMITH AND LEWIS. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington City, Petersburg, Norfolk: John Conrad & Co., et al, 1804. First edition, second issue. Original marbled boards. 4to; title, list of maps, and complete with (63) maps, several folding, as called for in list of maps. Shaw & Shoemaker 5727.

11 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.

Contains one of the earliest maps of Ohio which became a state in March 1803, as well as significant maps of the western United States coinciding with the start of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804-1806).

Boards extremely worn and with most of backstrip lost, with pages and maps loose in boards; endpapers with wear, folds, and writing; interior with foxing and light to moderate toning throughout, with occasional small tear, chipped edge, corner fold, minor grime, or small ink stain at margins; heavy damp staining throughout; maps complete and intact with few tears (and none impacting image), each numbered in ink at upper margin. An important atlas deserving of preservation.