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On the Discovery of the Mississippi, and on the south-western, Oregon, and north-western boundary of the United States. With a translation from the originals MS. of memoirs, etc., relating to the discovery of the Mississippi, by ...La Salle and ..de Tonty
by Falconer, Thomas, Robert Cavelier La Salle, sieur de; Henri de Tonti
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About This Item
London: S. Clark, 1844. First Edition. Ioctavo. 2 preliminary leaves, [iii]-iv, [5]-100, 99, [1] pp. errata. Bound in ¼ brown-black morocco over brown cloth, spine gilt and with gilt library shelf numbers, corners only lightly bumped, finger soiling to boards, lacks the frontispiece map(although another copy was issued without map). A deaccessioned library copy, with their plates to front and rear pastedowns and their stamp on a few leaves. A good only copy but quite scarce in any condition. [Howes F16 "Weightiest exposition of British claims to Oregon and contains the first English translation of La Salle's report and of Tonty's 1693 memoirs"].
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- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 027289
- Title
- On the Discovery of the Mississippi, and on the south-western, Oregon, and north-western boundary of the United States. With a translation from the originals MS. of memoirs, etc., relating to the discovery of the Mississippi, by ...La Salle and ..de Tonty
- Author
- Falconer, Thomas, Robert Cavelier La Salle, sieur de; Henri de Tonti
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- S. Clark
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- Explorers and Discovery of Mississippi; La Salle and Exploration;
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Travel and Exploration;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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