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VOYAGES from MONTREAL on the River St. Lawrence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the Years 1789 and 1793, with a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country.
by MacKenzie, Alexander
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
T. Cadell Et Al. Near Fine. 1801. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover in one-half leather over marbeled boards, First Edition, complete, Title + vii (Preface) +cxxxii +412pp+ errata (two pages). The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of the author. Light wear to edges, spine very clean, marbeled boards, marbeled edges, hinges strong, gutters likewise, notation of being Mary Bouromeo Collection on front endpaper, faint stain on frontis, maps In nice untorn and unworn condition, else VG++ to NFINE. Contains 3 folding maps on heavy paper, one reinforced but not torn. A cornerstone of N American exploration narrative. Mackenzie became the first European to reach the Pacific by a cross country voyage in 1793, on his second attempt, the first ending in the Frozen Artic. He ended up near Bella Coola, B. C. This was years ahead of Lewis and Clark. Inquiries for pics answered quickly. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 412pp pages .
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- Mossback Books
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- 26901
- Title
- VOYAGES from MONTREAL on the River St. Lawrence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the Years 1789 and 1793, with a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country.
- Author
- MacKenzie, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition :
- Publisher
- T. Cadell Et Al
- Date Published
- 1801
- Keywords
- Mackenzie's Travels; Fur Trade; Americana
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