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The Great Northern Route. American Lines. The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's Hand-Book for Travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs. [Travellers' Handbook]
by [Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company]; [Van Cleve, James]
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About This Item
Buffalo / Rochester: Jewett, Thomas & Co., D.M. Dewey, 1853. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. [Van Cleve, James]. Second enlarged edition (of Sabin 57368, TPL 3299). Spine and edges faded with a few light spots on boards, front hinge loose, rear hinge loosening, ink owner stamp on front endpaper, first two gatherings foxed. 1853 Hard Cover. 174 pp. Green blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles, gilt decorations on spine. Illustrated with maps and numerous engravings from original sketches. Folding map of steamboat and railroad routes, engraved frontispiece, 17 woodcut plates, 7 tipped in lithographic plates, engraved in-line illustrations throughout text. This work was compiled by James Van Cleve, the treasurer of Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company, known for his maritime illustrations and work surrounding Great Lakes history. Van Cleve was based in Oswego, NY, and rendered most of the views reproduced in this work's engravings. These include Ogdensburg, Cape Vincent, Lewiston, Fort Niagara, the Sackett's Harbor ship house, Clayton, Ontario, Montreal, Cape Diamond, Quebec, the Thousand Islands, and several of Niagara River and the falls.
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- Title
- The Great Northern Route. American Lines. The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's Hand-Book for Travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs. [Travellers' Handbook]
- Author
- [Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company]; [Van Cleve, James]
- Illustrator
- [Van Cleve, James]
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jewett, Thomas & Co., D.M. Dewey
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo / Rochester
- Date Published
- 1853
- Weight
- 0.56 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY TRAVEL NORTHEAST NEW YORK ONTARIO SAINT LAWRENCE STEAMBOAT COMPANY NIAGARA FALLS NY MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA CANADIAN
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