History of the rise, progress, and existing condition of the western canals in the state of New-York, from September 1788, to ... 1819. Together with the rise, progress, and existing state of modern agricultural societies, on the Berkshire system, from 1807, to the establishment of the Board of agriculture in the state of New-York, January 10, 1820 / by Elkanah Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842.

Contributor:

Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862, donor.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canals--New York (State).

Canals.

New York (State).

Agriculture--Societies, etc.

Agriculture.

Penn Provenance:

Baldur?, C. (autograph)(PSPA copy)

Physical Description:

104 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 111 unnumbered pages-210 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 24 cm

Other Title:

History of agricultural societies on the modern Berkshire system

Place of Publication:

Albany : D. Steele, 1820.

Notes:

Added t.p. facing p. 104: History of agricultural societies, on the modern Berkshire system; from the year 1807, to the establishment of the State Board of Agriculture in Albany, January 10, 1820.

"History of agricultural societies on the modern Berkshire system" has special t.p.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Breck bequest.

Cited in:

Shoemaker 4187

Sabin 102130

Contains:

Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842. History of agricultural societies on the modern Berkshire system. Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842.

OCLC:

13597068