Title: Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the Adjacent Territories; Illustrated by a Map and a Geographical View of Those Countries. Author: Greenhow, Robert. Place: Washington Publisher: Blair & Rives Date: 1840 Description: xi, [1], 228 pp. Folding lithograph map. (8vo) 9x5½, contemporary marbled boards with later cloth-tape spine, portion of original spine laid on. First Edition. Presentation inscription from Greenhow to Comm. A.S. Wadsworth on front free endpaper; 19th century bookplate of Odd Fellow's Library Association, San Francisco. Arguments for the extension of the U.S. border to at least 54o 40', with much on the history and geography of the region; Howes calls this a "Leading contemporary authority, well documented." Issued as Senate document 174, 26th Congress, 1st Session. The map, drawn by David H. Burr, "looks much like the 1838 Laurie and doubtless both took their inspiration from the same Arrowsmith map." Among the interesting, if inaccurate, features is as a range of "Snowy Mountains" running from Cape Mendocino to Great Salt Lake. Cowan p.249; Graff 1653; Howes G389; Sabin 28633; Smith 3848; Wheat Transmississippi 447. Lot Amendments Condition: Edges worn; old dampstain to upper corner of final few leaves, foxing throughout; diagonal tear to map with tape repair on verso; else very good. Item number: 183313
Title: Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the Adjacent Territories; Illustrated by a Map and a Geographical View of Those Countries. Author: Greenhow, Robert. Place: Washington Publisher: Blair & Rives Date: 1840 Description: xi, [1], 228 pp. Folding lithograph map. (8vo) 9x5½, contemporary marbled boards with later cloth-tape spine, portion of original spine laid on. First Edition. Presentation inscription from Greenhow to Comm. A.S. Wadsworth on front free endpaper; 19th century bookplate of Odd Fellow's Library Association, San Francisco. Arguments for the extension of the U.S. border to at least 54o 40', with much on the history and geography of the region; Howes calls this a "Leading contemporary authority, well documented." Issued as Senate document 174, 26th Congress, 1st Session. The map, drawn by David H. Burr, "looks much like the 1838 Laurie and doubtless both took their inspiration from the same Arrowsmith map." Among the interesting, if inaccurate, features is as a range of "Snowy Mountains" running from Cape Mendocino to Great Salt Lake. Cowan p.249; Graff 1653; Howes G389; Sabin 28633; Smith 3848; Wheat Transmississippi 447. Lot Amendments Condition: Edges worn; old dampstain to upper corner of final few leaves, foxing throughout; diagonal tear to map with tape repair on verso; else very good. Item number: 183313
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