SCHWARZ, MAntiquariat.de
MacKenzie, AlexanderBiblio.com
VOYAGES from MONTREAL on the River St. Lawrence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the Years 1789 and 1793 with a Preliminary Account of the Rise Progress and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country.
180126901T. Cadell Et Al. Near Fine. 1801. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover in one-half leather over marbeled boards First Edition complete Title vii Preface cxxxii 412pp errata two pages. The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of the author. Light wear to edges spine very clean marbeled boards marbeled edges hinges strong gutters likewise notation of being Mary Bouromeo Collection on front endpaper faint stain on frontis maps In nice untorn and unworn condition else VG to NFINE. Contains 3 folding maps on heavy paper one reinforced but not torn. A cornerstone of N American exploration narrative. Mackenzie became the first European to reach the Pacific by a cross country voyage in 1793 on his second attempt the first ending in the Frozen Artic. He ended up near Bella Coola B. C. This was years ahead of Lewis and Clark. Inquiries for pics answered quickly. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 412pp pages . T. Cadell Et Al hardcover
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