Voyages From Montreal, On The River St. Laurence, 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.

Mackenzie, Alexander.

Verlag: R. Noble for T. Cadell, jun. & W. Davies, Cobbett & Morgan, and W. Creech ., London, 1801

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RARE UNCUT COPY. Quarto, cxxxii, 412 pp, [2 Errata]. frontispiece Portrait, Alexander Mackenzie by P. Condé. Three folding maps [closed tear] one with hand colouring, showing the track of Mackenzie. Light offsetting to title, maps, occasional light spotting. "First and finest edition of the earliest Expedition made by a white man in this direction. His investigations, although pursued at so early a period of Arctic exploration, were remarkable for their accuracy; Sir John Franklin more than once expressed his surprise at being able to corroborate their correctness in his own exploration. Some Indian vocabularies are included" (Sabin 43414). Handsome later half calf binding, raised bands, leather title labels, over marbled boards, uncut. Excellent Copy of this Important Work. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1100

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Titel: Voyages From Montreal, On The River St. ...

Verlag: R. Noble for T. Cadell, jun. & W. Davies, Cobbett & Morgan, and W. Creech ., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1801

Auflage: First Edition.