Cover: Atlas, United States Exploring Expedition. / United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 / 1845

Cover: Atlas, United States Exploring Expedition. United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877, 1845

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Full Title: (Covers to) Atlas. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Commander Of The Expedition, Member Of The American Philosophical Society, Etc. In Five Volumes, And An Atlas. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. 1845. (on verso) Entered ... 1844, By Charles Wilkes ... District of Columbia.

Author: United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

Date: 1845

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Author: United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

Date: 1845

Short Title: Cover: Atlas, United States Exploring Expedition.

Publisher: Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 29

Object Width cm: 19

Reference: Haskell 18.

World Area: World ; Antarctica

State / Province: Oregon ; Hawaii ; Washington ; British Columbia

List No: 4442A

Series No: 1

Published In: Atlas. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Commander Of The Expedition, Member Of The American Philosophical Society, Etc. In Five Volumes, And An Atlas. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. 1845. (on verso) Entered ... 1844, By Charles Wilkes ... District of Columbia.

Publication Author: United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842); Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

Publication Date: 1845

Publication Reference: Haskell 18.

Publication Note: William Reynold's copy with over 100 notations. Reynold's penciled notations challenge Wilkes' narrative repeatedly and seem to lay the basis for the Memorial of Officers published in 1847 (and tipped in this set). Includes vol 6, Ethnography and Philology, by Horatio Hale, with the Ethnographical Map of Oregon. Most maps without color. Maps are spread across other volumes besides the one entitled "Atlas." All text volumes bound with brown cloth and embossed with an eagle on the front and the title on the spine.

Publication List No: 4442.000

Publication Type: Exploration Book

Publication Maps: 5

Publication Height cm: 29

Publication Width cm: 19

Image No: 4442A

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