1812
Journal | of the | Voyages and
Travels | of | a Corps of Discovery, |
Under the
command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke | of the army of
the United
States, | from the mouth of the river Missouri through the |
interior parts of North America to | the Pacific Ocean, |
During the
Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. | Containing | An
authentic relation of
the most interesting transactions during the expedi-
| tion; a description
of the country; and an account of its
inhabitants, | soil, climate, curiosities,
and vegetable and animal
productions. | By Patrick Gass, | One
of the persons
employed in the expedition. | With geographical and
explanatory
notes. | Fourth Edition—with six Engravings. | [Copyright
secured according to Law.]
|
Printed for Mathew Carey, | No. 122, Market-Street,
| Philadelphia, |
1812.
12mo; "Review of this Work",
pp. (2); title, with copyright on verso;
"Preface. By the publisher of the
first edition", pp. [v]–x; "Journal", pp.
[11]–262. Small
folded map of "Louisiana", at the beginning, measuring
7 5/8 by 5 3/4
inches; frontispiece to p. 220, and also plates to pp. 26, 60, 95,
239 and
245. Signatures: A–Y in sixes, the last leaf being blank.
Copies: AAS (this is Isaiah Thomas's copy, in the original
roan binding);
CHC; NL; NYHS (lacks map).
