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2 volumes in 1. [i-ii], [v]-viii, [iii]-iv, 206, vi, 122 pp. With folding engraved map & folding engraved plate. (8vo) 20x11.5 cm (8x4½"), old marbled boards, red spine label lettered in gilt.

German translation of Perrin du Lac's account of travels in the Louisiana Territory in the final years of French suzerainty, venturing up the Missouri River in quest of furs, and encountering numerous Indian tribes. The map, "Karte von Missouri ausgenommen und berichtigt in ihrem ganzen Umfange von Frois Perrin du Lac," was, in its French appearance in 1805, the earliest printed map to show accurately the upper Missouri. The plate show the skeleton of a mammoth. Both the map and the plate are well-engraved on fine, thick paper.

Provenance: Antiquariat Reinhold Berg, LA Book Fair, 2/1/02

References: Howes P244. W-C 3:5. Sabin 61014.