[ii], 317, [1] pp. Folding map of North America at rear; 3 engraved plates (2 folding). (12mo) 13.8x8.5 cm (5½x3½"), period half calf and marbled boards. First Edition.

A scarce German annual, this volume dealing with the United States and Canada. Illustrations include a portrait of Micochlucco; view of the Mission at Monterey, California, and a plate of Native Californians. Zimmerman was a German professor who wrote an earlier two-volume work [1795-99] comparing France and the United States that was quite influential in shaping European opinion with regard to the United States.