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United States Exploring Expeditions : Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron : Commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842: Together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral d’Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch
by JENKINS, John S
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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1850 1ed Voyage of US Exploring Squadron Wilkes Ross d'Urville Expedition Maps
A rare first edition of John Jenkins'book, 'Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron.'This work is a condensed voyage anthology, covering the United States Exploring Expeditions, the discoveries of Dumont d'Urville and Captain Ross, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea under Lieutenant Lynch. The book focuses on the Wilkes Lynch Expeditions which were important for American Oceanography. Jenkins divided the work into two parts the first being the Pacific and South Seas expeditions with the second part describing Lynch's expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan.
Item number: #40248
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JENKINS, John S.
United States Exploring Expeditions : Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron : Commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842: Together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral d'Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch
Auburn: James M. Alden, 1850. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o xxii, [23]-517, [1]
o 10 engraved plates
· References: Spence 631
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Green cloth
· Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23.5cm x 15.5cm)
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- Title
- United States Exploring Expeditions : Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron : Commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842: Together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral d’Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch
- Author
- JENKINS, John S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James M. Alden
- Place of Publication
- Auburn
- Date Published
- 1850
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1850 1ed Voyage of US Exploring Squadron Wilkes Ross d’Urville Expedition Maps, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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