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(ALMANAC.) Ames, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary: or, an Almanack For... 1760. 24 pages. 8vo, self-wrappers, unstitched; minor foxing. Boston,

(ALMANAC.) Ames, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary: or, an Almanack For... 1760. 24 pages. 8vo, self-wrappers, unstitched; minor foxing. Boston, [1759]

  • Notes: The earliest almanac to give a description of the Ohio River and to list distances from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi. Also includes a poem on the British victory at Quebec and with the first appearance of the woodcut on the title depicting the signs of the zodiac. This edition without the price below the imprint. Evans 8292; Drake 3118.
    with
    --Ames's almanacs for 1759 (defective) and 2 copies of Ames's almanac for 1764.

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