MONTGOMERY L. MABAA
Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike to Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory and in New Spain During the Years 1805-6-7. A New Edition. Volumes I - III
021146Three volume set. New York Francis P. Harper 1895. Numbered 248 out of 1150 copies. Large 8vo 9 - 10 tall. Paginated 356; 357-855; 856-955. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth with gilt lettering; collated and complete with frontis folding plate and 7 maps 6 folding maps as called for; some leaves are uncut. All boards have light wear and soiling; all volumes have Union League Club of Chicago bookplate on front pastedown; all text blocks have light toning; front gutter of Vol. I is cracked; rear pocket in Vol. III is torn along top edge; maps are fragile along folds and have a few closed tears. Subtitle: A New Edition Now First Reprinted in Full from the Original of 1810 with Copious Critical Commentary Memoir of Pike New Map and Other Illustrations and Complete Index By Elliott Coues. Pike commanded two expeditions in the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. In 1805 he was sent to find the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota designated as Part 1 Mississippi Voyage. In 1806 he journeyed to the interior portion of then-Louisiana Territory to the sources of the Arkansaw River and the Rocky Mountains of present Colorado Part 2 Arkansaw Journey. After this expedition he was captured by the Spanish and taken through Mexico to then Spanish-American boundary between Texas and Louisiana Part 3 Mexican Tour. . hardcover books
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