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[4], 283, [1] pp. Folding map of North America at rear; folding plan of Washington, D.C.; 8 engraved plates (6 folding). (16mo) 12.5x8.5 cm (5½x3½"), period (or original?) decorative boards. First Edition.

A scarce German annual, this volume dealing with the United States and Canada. Illustrations include a frontispiece portrait of Micochlucco; view of the Mission at Monterey, California; a basalt formation near Monterey; a plate showing two native Californians; two botanical plates, etc. The plan of Washington, D.C., is early and notable, and the map of North America quite attractive and interesting. It depicts a large and undefined Quivira. Zimmerman was a German professor who wrote an earlier two-volume work [1795-99] comparing France and the United States that was quite influential in shaping European opinion with regard to the United States.