Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois

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Sale 420: Americana - Cartography - Gene Gammel Collection of Cowboy Toys & Memorabilia, Part I (#420) 01/21/2010 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #35Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois

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Sale 420: Americana - Cartography - Gene Gammel Collection of Cowboy Toys & Memorabilia, Part I (#420) 01/21/2010 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Title:

Notes on a Journey in America, from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois

Author:

Birkbeck, Morris

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Ridgway and Sons

Date Published:

1818

Description:

4, 144, [4] ad pp. Engraved folding map, hand-colored in outline. (8vo) 9x5½, modern morocco backed boards. First English Edition.

First published in Philadelphia in 1817, with four London editions appearing in 1818. Not all copies contained the fine map, which ranges from Virginia and Kentucky in the south, to the Mississippi in the west, and Michigan and New York in the north. Howes B468; Sabin 5569.

Condition:

Map with some archival repairs on verso; some foxing; very good in a fine modern binding.

Item#:

206978

Headline:

Morris Birkbeck Notes on a Journey in America
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