Isaac Weld’s Travels through the States of North America 1795 – 1797 in German Juengern Reisen durch die Staaten von Nordamerika und die Provinzen Ober- und Nieder- Canada with Maps

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Isaac Weld’s des Juengern Reisen durch die Staaten von Nordamerika, und die Provinzen Ober- und Nieder- Canada waehrend den Jahren 1795, 1796, und 1797. Mit kupfern. Karten. Berlin, Bossischen Buchhandlung, 1800.

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Weld, Isaac, Isaac Weld’s des Juengern Reisen durch die Staaten von Nordamerika, und die Provinzen Ober- und Nieder- Canada waehrend den Jahren 1795, 1796, und 1797. Mit kupfern. Berlin, Bossischen Buchhandlung, 1800. 20.5 cm; 8vo. [ iv; 536 pages; ii] Three fold-out maps copied from the English originals with the English language preserved on the maps, including location of the Christianized Indians: “Plan of the City of Washington” nach dem Englischen Original gestocken, von Carl Jättnig in Berlin; “New map of Upper and Lower Canada” nach dem Englischen Original gestocken, von C. Jättnig; “Part of the United States of North America” with an inset map of South Carolina and Georgia bordering North Carolina and Florida, nach dem Englischen Original gestocken, von Carl Fättnig [sic] in Berlin. 1800. Two fold-out aquatint engravings of Virginia and Niagara Falls, with “Plan of the City of Washington” as a frontispiece. Bound in original nineteenth century decorated German paper boards with quarter leather spine and points, gilt lettering on spine. Decorative contemporary German pastedowns. Hinges cracked but still tight, internal condition very good, with a minor paper loss on p. 345 with loss of only a few letters from two words, not affecting readability of the text. The maps are printed on heavy laid paper and are fine. Volume 20 of the Magazin von merkwuerdigen neuen Reisebeschreibungen.

Marking of the Christian Islands.
Scale of large fold-out map.
Detail showing what became known as the Eastern Seaboard.

 

Niagara Falls.
Map of Washington.
Title page
German decorated end paper.

 

Front cover with decorated board.
Back cover with decorated board.
Leather spine with gilt decoration and lettering.

Manuscript Map from 1718 of Zebrowski-Morahan Demarest Kill Park in Rockland County New York Signed by Owners Brinley Sylvester and Joel Burroughs

Ephemera and Hotel Bills for Independent Englishwoman Miss E Smith Travels on the Continent 1834

Andrew Oliver Manuscript Autograph Letter Signed July 13 1738 to Brinley Sylvester on Shelter Island

Brookes The General Gazetteer or Compendious Geographical Dictionary 1791 with Six Maps

A Map of Old Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Presented by Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Charles R Capon Cartographer 1929

 

 

 

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Author

Weld, Isaac Weld

Title

Isaac Weld’s des Juengern Reisen durch die Staaten von Nordamerika, und die Provinzen Ober- und Nieder- Canada waehrend den Jahren 1795, 1796, und 1797.