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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
de Falconer, Thomas, Robert Cavelier La Salle, sieur de; Henri de Tonti
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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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- Título
- 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
- Autor
- Falconer, Thomas, Robert Cavelier La Salle, sieur de; Henri de Tonti
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- S. Clark
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1844
- Palabras clave
- Explorers and Discovery of Mississippi; La Salle and Exploration;
- Catálogos del vendedor
- American History; Travel and Exploration;
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- Morocco
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- First Edition
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- Errata
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- Cloth
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