Sale 647: Fine Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History

Author
Dillon, Anna Price
Headline
Anna Price Dillon Memoirs & Memorials
Publisher
Not published, but printed for distribution among her family, relatives, and friends
Date Published
1900

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130

Life, Adventures, and Travels in California. To which are Added the Conquest of California and Travels in Oregon. Pictorial Edition!!!

Author
Farnham, T[homas] J[efferson]
Headline
Farnham's California & Oregon pictorial ed. 1851
Publisher
Cornish, Lamport & Co.
Date Published
1851

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158

The Grand Cañon of Arizona Through the Stereoscope

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(Grand Canyon)
Author
Dellenbaugh, F.S.
Headline
The Grand Canyon Through the Stereoscope
Publisher
Underwood & Underwood
Date Published
1908

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168

Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories

Author
Henry, Alexander
Headline
18th c. Travels and Adventures in Canada
Publisher
I. Riley
Date Published
1809

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194

Lectures in San Diego

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(James, George Wharton)
Headline
George Wharton James in San Diego
Publisher
Frye & Smith
Date Published
c.1914

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196

Exposition Memories: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1926

Author
James, George Wharton
Headline
George Wharton James on the San Diego Expo
Publisher
Radiant Life Press
Date Published
1917

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197

Reclaiming the Arid West

Author
James, George Wharton
Headline
Reclaiming the Arid West
Publisher
Dodd, Mead, and Company
Date Published
1917

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198

Utah: The Land of Blossoming Valleys

Author
James, George Wharton
Headline
George Wharton James on Utah
Publisher
L.C. Page
Date Published
1922

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210

Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake Of The Woods, &C. Performed in the Year 1823...Under the Command of Stephen H. Long...Compiled From The Notes Of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, And Colhoun [Sic].

Author
Keating, William H
Headline
Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River
Date Published
1825

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218

Assassination of James King of William

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Assassination of James King of William letter sheet 1856
Date Published
1856

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221

Constitution and Address of the Vigilance Committee

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Vigilance Committee pictorial letter sheet 1856
Publisher
Britton & Rey
Date Published
[c.1856]

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223

Der Riesenbaum der Welt. Die Mammoth-Baume

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Mammoth Tree Grove letter sheet, 1850's
Publisher
Hutchings & Rosenfield
Date Published
[c.1850's]

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224

Do They Miss Me at Home.

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(Letter Sheets)
Author
Eastman, Harris, engraver
Headline
Pictorial letter sheet with verse. 1856
Publisher
James M. Hutchings
Date Published
[1856]

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227

Articles in a Miner's Creed

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(Letter Sheets)
Author
Hutchings, James M.
Headline
Miner's Creed letter sheet, 1855
Publisher
James M. Hutchings
Date Published
1855

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229

J Street, Sacramento, On New Year's Day, 1853

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Sacramento pictorial letter sheet, 1850's
Publisher
Published at the Union Office
Date Published
[1853]

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231

Miner's Life - Illustrated

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Miner's Life - Illustrated letter sheet with manuscript letter, 1855
Publisher
Barber and Baker
Date Published
1855

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234

San Francisco Sugar Refining Company advertising circular letter sheet

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
SF Sugar Refining Co advertising circular w/blue 1 cent stamp
Publisher
San Francisco Sugar Refining Company
Date Published
1857

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236

Tremendous Excitement! Samuel Whittaker and Robert Mc Kenzie rescued from the authorities, and hung by the Vigilance Committee, On Sunday August 24th at 3 o'clock p.m. in the presence of Fifteen Thousand People.

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Vigilance Committee hanging letter sheet, 1850's
Publisher
Printed by Justh, Quirot & Co.
Date Published
[c.1850's]

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237

View from The West Side Of The Plaza, Marysville

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Marysville, California letter sheet, 1850's
Publisher
R.A Eddy
Date Published
[c.1850's]

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238

View of Agua Fria Town

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
View of Agua Fria Town, letter sheet, 1850's
Publisher
Published by Quirot & Co.
Date Published
[c.1850's]

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239

Wreck of the Steamer Independence on the Island Margarita, February 16th 1853. 150 lives Lost.

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Wreck of the Steamer Independence pictorial letter sheet 1853
Publisher
Britton & Rey
Date Published
[c.1853]

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240

Young Ladies' Seminary, M Street, Between Fifth and Sixth, Sacramento.

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(Letter Sheets)
Headline
Young Ladies' Seminary, Sacramento letter sheet, 1850's.
Date Published
[c.1850's]

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241

Official Photographs from the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition

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(Lewis & Clark Centennial)
Author
Stevens, D. M.
Headline
Rare Stereo Views of Lewis & Clark Exposition, 1905.
Publisher
D.M. Stevens
Date Published
1905

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242

The Field Notes of Captain William Clark 1803-1805

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(Lewis & Clark)
Author
Clark, William
Headline
Field Notes of Captain William Clark 1803-1805
Publisher
Yale University Press
Date Published
1964

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264

Bases Organicas De La Republica Mexicana

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(Mexico)
Author
[Lopez de Santa Anna, Antonio]
Headline
Last Mexican constitution to include California
Publisher
Imprenta de J. M. Lara
Date Published
1843

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286

Four page manuscript letter by Sylvester Mowry

Author
Mowry, Sylvester
Headline
manuscript letter by Sylvester Mowry, signed 1855
Date Published
1855

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311

First Banquet Celebration, San Francisco Victory of Panama Exposition, 1915

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(Panama-Pacific International Exposition)
Headline
1911 photo of banquet in celebration of SF's selection for the 1915 Exhibition
Publisher
Turrill & Miller.
Date Published
1911

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313

Buckskin Mose; Or, Life from the Lakes to the Pacific, as Actor, Circus Rider, Detective, Ranger, Gold-Digger, Indian Scout, and Guide

Author
[Perrie, George W.]
Headline
Memoir of mid-19th c. journey across the plains
Publisher
Henry L. Hinton
Date Published
1873

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314

Phelps's Travellers' Guide Through the United States; Containing Upwards of Seven Hundred Rail-Road, Canal, and Stage and Steam-Boat Routes. Accompanied with a New Map of the United States

Author
Phelps, Humphrey
Headline
Famous guide for U. S. travelers by Humphrey Phelps
Publisher
Phelps, Ensigns & Thayer
Date Published
1847

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325

The Quirt and the Spur

Author
Rye, Edgar
Headline
An important West Texas cattle book
Date Published
[1909]

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329

Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers

Author
Sitgreaves, Lorenzo
Headline
Exploring the Zuni and Colorado Rivers
Publisher
Printed by Robert Armstrong
Date Published
1853

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332

Voyage dans les États-Unis de l`Amérique, Fait en 1784...Tome Premier

Author
Smith, J.F.D. [Smyth, John Ferdinand Dalziel]
Headline
Smyth's travels in the United States, 1791
Publisher
Buisson
Date Published
1791

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335

The Annals of San Francisco; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California...

Author
Soulé, Frank, John H. Gihon and James Nisbet
Headline
Annals of San Francisco 1855
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Date Published
1855

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336

Scenes and Studies of Savage Life

Author
Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm
Headline
Scarce volume on Vancouver Island Indians
Publisher
Smith, Elder and Co.
Date Published
1868

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339

Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains

Author
Stansbury, Howard
Headline
1st Extensive Survey of the Utah Great Basin
Date Published
1853

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340

Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains (Map Volume Only)

Author
Stansbury, Howard
Headline
First Precise Map of the Great Basin
Date Published
1852

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343

Seeking the Golden Fleece; A Record of Pioneer Life in California: To Which Is Annexed Footprints of Early Navigators, other than Spanish, in California; with an Account of the Voyage of the Schooner Dolphin

Author
Stillman, J. D. B
Headline
Early record of pioneer life in California
Publisher
A. Roman & Co.
Date Published
1877

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355

Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast

Author
Thayer, Emma Homan
Headline
Thayer's Wildflowers of the Pacific Coast
Publisher
Cassell & Company
Date Published
[1887]

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356

Excursion to Canada [in] Putnam’s Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science, and Art. Vol. I, January to June, 1853

Author
Thoreau, Henry David
Headline
Thoreau's serialized essays about his Canadian travels
Publisher
G.P. Putnam and Sampson Low, Son
Date Published
1853

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373

A Narrative of the Travels of John Vandeluer on the Western Continent

Author
[Vandeluer, John]
Headline
A rare Indian captivity narrative
Date Published
1817

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379

The American Wanderer, Through Various Parts of Europe, in a Series of Letters to a Lady, (Interspersed with a Variety of Interesting Anecdotes)

Author
Virginian [pseudonym]
Headline
A Virginian in Europe
Publisher
J. Robson
Date Published
1783

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382

Spokane Falls Illustrated: The Metropolis of Eastern Washington

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(Washington State)
Author
Hook, Harry H and Francis J. McGuire
Headline
Spokane Falls Illustrated 1889
Publisher
Frank L. Thresher
Date Published
1889

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385

The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California

Author
Whitney, J.D.
Headline
Yosemite Guide-Book pocket edition 1874
Publisher
Published by Authority of the Legislature
Date Published
1874

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392

Two Months of World War II in Press Photos

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(World War II)
Headline
Two Months of World War II in Press Photos
Publisher
Acme Newspictures Inc.
Date Published
1940

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399

Guide du Voyageur pour les Antiquités et Curiosités Naturelles de Pouzol, et de Environs...

Author
Ancora, Gaetano d'
Headline
Antiquities of Pozzuoli, Italy, 1792
Publisher
Chez Zambraia Imprimeur
Date Published
1792

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400

Relation d'un voyage d'exploration au nord-est de la colonie du Cap de Bonne-Espérance

Author
Arbousset, Thomas; & Francois Daumas
Headline
Travels to Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, 1842
Publisher
Arthus Bertrand
Date Published
1842

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401

Contributions to an Amateur Magazine in Prose and Verse

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(Australia)
Author
Perry, Richard
Headline
Richard Perry's account of his voyage to Australia
Publisher
L. Booth
Date Published
1857

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403

Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835

Author
Back, George
Headline
Large Paper Copy of Back's Narrative of his Arctic Expedition
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1836

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405

The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted...With an Appendix Containing Papers on the Same Subject, and on a North West Passage by Colonel Beaufoy

Author
Barrington, Daines
Headline
The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole 1818
Publisher
James Eastburn & Co.
Date Published
1818

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406

Voyages of Discovery and Research Within the Arctic Regions, from the Year 1818 to the Present Time

Author
Barrow, John
Headline
Searching for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1846

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407

Voyage a la Louisiane, et Sur le Continent de L'Amérique Septentrionale, Fait Dans Les Années 1794 A 1798; Contenant un Tableau Historique de la Louisiane...

Author
[Baudry des Lozières, Louis N.]
Headline
Classic View of Louisiana
Publisher
Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire
Date Published
1802

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408

Journey of John Bell, Esq. from St. Petersburgh to Pekin. With an Embassy from his Imperial Majesty, Peter The Great, To Kamhi, Emperor of China

Author
[Bell, John]
Headline
1803 Journey from St Petersburgh to Pekin
Publisher
Printed and Sold by Joseph and James Crukshank
Date Published
1803

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409

Descriptions des débouquemens qui sont au nord de l'isle de Saint-Domingue

Author
Bellin, [Jacques] N[icolas]
Headline
Pilot guide to Haiti and the Bahamas
Publisher
L'imprimerie du Departement de la Marine
Date Published
1773

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410

Journal D'un Voyage aux Mers Polaires Exécuté a la Recherche de Sir John Franklin, en 1851 et 1852...

Author
Bellot, Joseph Rene
Headline
In Search of Sir John Franklin
Publisher
Perrotin, Libraire-Editeur
Date Published
1854

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411

Persia and the Persians

Author
Benjamin, S.G.W.
Headline
Persia and the Persians by Benjamin
Publisher
John Murray
Date Published
1887

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412

A New Explanation of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, upon the Principles of Gravitation

Author
Bennett, Samuel
Headline
A New Theory of Tides
Publisher
Published for the author
Date Published
1816

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414

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, with Views of the Literature, Philosophy, and Social Life of the Athenian People

Author
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward
Headline
Bulwer-Lytton's Athens 1837
Publisher
Saunders and Otley
Date Published
1837

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416

The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron ... containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and his Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, ... With a description of St. Jago de Chili... Also a relation of the loss of the Wager Man of War, one of Admiral Anson's Squadron

Author
Byron, John
Headline
Account of shipwreck on Patagonia, 1768
Publisher
Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh... and T. Davies
Date Published
1768

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419

Journalen Van Drie Voyagien, te Weten: 1. Van Mr. Thomas Candish [Sic], met Drie Schepen Door de Magallaensche Straet Rondom de Werelt, in den Iare 1586, 1587, En 1588

Author
[Cavendish, Thomas]
Headline
1643 Edition of Cavendish's Voyages to New Spain
Publisher
Jacob Wachter
Date Published
1643

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420

Voyage Fait par Ordre du Roi en 1750 et 1751, Dans l'Amérique Septentrionale, Pour Rectifer Les Cartes des Côtes de L'acadie, de L'isle Royale & de L'isle de Terre-Neuve; et pour en Fixer les Principaux Points par des Observations Astronomiques

Author
Chabert, Joseph Bernard
Headline
With Handsome Maps of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
Publisher
De l'Imprimerie Royale
Date Published
1753

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422

Journal de L'Expedition Antarctique Française 1903-1905, Le "Français" au Pôle Sud

Author
Charcot, Jean-Baptiste
Headline
Signed by Charcot, his account of French Antarctic Expedition
Publisher
Ernest Flammarion
Date Published
1906

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423

The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris... in the Years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus...

Author
Chesney, Francis Rawdon
Headline
Exploration of the Euphrates Valley, 1850
Publisher
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
Date Published
1850

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424

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, Who was Taken into Slavery... to Which is Added, the Voyage and Shipwreck of Richard Castelman, Gent. With a Description of Pensylvania [sic] and Philadelphia

Author
[Chetwood William R.]
Headline
A book of imaginary Voyages
Publisher
John Ford
Date Published
1772

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428

Vie du Capitaine Cook, Traduite de l'Anglois du Docteur Kippis... Par M. Castéra

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(Cook, James)
Author
Kippis, Andrew
Headline
French edition of Kippis' Life of James Cook
Publisher
rue des Poitevins, Hôtel de Thou [i.e. Charles-Joseph Panckoucke]
Date Published
1789

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429

Manuscript letter from a Spanish man to his parents

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(Cuba)
Author
Fabre, Juan
Headline
1853 manuscript letter from a Spanish man to his parents
Date Published
1853

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430

Lotus-Eating: A Summer Book

Author
Curtis, George William
Headline
American travel sketches illustrated by Hudson Valley School artist
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1852

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431

A Statistical Account and Political Description of Venezuela, Margarita, and Tobago: Containing Various Anecdotes and Observations, Illustrative of the past and Present State of These Countries....

Author
Dauxion-Lavayasse, Jean François
Headline
Accounts of Venezuela, Margarita and Tobago
Publisher
G. and W. B. Whittaker
Date Published
1820

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432

The Mathematical Principles of Navigation and Surveying, with the Mensuration of Heights and Distances. Being the Fourth Part of a Course of Mathematics, Adapted to the Method of Instruction in the American Colleges

Author
Day, Jeremiah
Headline
Principles of Navigation and Surveying
Publisher
Printed by Steele & Gray
Date Published
1817

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433

A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: Comprising Three Voyages round the World; Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery in the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands

Author
Delano, Amasa
Headline
Narrative of three voyages around the world
Publisher
Printed by E.G. House, for the Author
Date Published
1817

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435

Die Assyrische Keilschrift. [Bound with] Die Indische Mythologie

Author
Dorow, Wilhelm
Headline
Works of Wilhelm Dorow
Publisher
Ludwig Schellenberg
Date Published
1820-21

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436

Lands Forlorn. A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River

Author
Douglas, George Mellis
Headline
Narrative of 1911-12 expedition down the Athabasca and Mackenzie rivers
Publisher
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Date Published
1914