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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. In five volumes, and an atlas. Vol. V Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
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"On half-title: By authority of Congress. Atlas has title: Atlas. Narrative . . . By authority of Congress. Edition limited by Act of Congress to 100 copies. Wilkes, however, secured a copyright on his Narrative and published an edition of 250 copies of which the U.S. Government received 100. He also brought out several cheaper editions: Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1845, 1845 (5 vols. and atlas), 1849, 1850, 1852, 1854; New York, George P. Putnam, 1851, 1856; London, Printed in Philadelphia, 1845; Ingram Cooke and Co., 1852 (2 vols.); Whittaker & Co. [printed 1845] condensed version. There is also an abridged one-volume edition with title: Voyage round the world . . . Philadelphia, G.W. Gorton, 1849; New York, George P. Putname, 1851. See no.581 for official series of the Expedition publications, and also Haskell's bibliography for the history of the publications." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 320-21.
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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. In five volumes, and an atlas. Vol. V
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Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
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| Date Issued |
1845
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| Description |
"On half-title: By authority of Congress. Atlas has title: Atlas. Narrative . . . By authority of Congress. Edition limited by Act of Congress to 100 copies. Wilkes, however, secured a copyright on his Narrative and published an edition of 250 copies of which the U.S. Government received 100. He also brought out several cheaper editions: Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1845, 1845 (5 vols. and atlas), 1849, 1850, 1852, 1854; New York, George P. Putnam, 1851, 1856; London, Printed in Philadelphia, 1845; Ingram Cooke and Co., 1852 (2 vols.); Whittaker & Co. [printed 1845] condensed version. There is also an abridged one-volume edition with title: Voyage round the world . . . Philadelphia, G.W. Gorton, 1849; New York, George P. Putname, 1851. See no.581 for official series of the Expedition publications, and also Haskell's bibliography for the history of the publications." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 320-21.
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xv, 558 pages : maps, illustrations ; 34 cm
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application/pdf
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English
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| Identifier |
F880 .W66 1845A ; II-0609-V05
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F880 .W66 1845A
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| Date Available |
2018-05-09
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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16b1ae9f-bad5-479c-b99c-7204c67b555d
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0366250
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