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Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron, commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842: together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral d'Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch
by JENKINS, John S
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
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1852 Voyage US Exploring Squadron Science Wilkes Expedition Dead Sea GOLD MAP
John Jenkins' book 'Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron' is a condensed voyage anthology, covering the United States Exploring Expedition, the discoveries of Dumont d'Urville and Captain Ross, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea under Lieutenant Lynch. The book focuses on the Wilkes expedition and Lynch's Expedition which were important for American Oceanography. Jenkins broke the book down into expeditions in the Pacific and the South Seas and Lynch's expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan two parts.
This 1852 edition is illustrated with 10 black and white full-page plates one of which is a map of '(Marshall's) Gold Placera first Discovered'.
Item number: #9608
Price: $499
JENKINS, John S
Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron, commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842: together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral d'Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch
Auburn: Alden, Beardsley & Co.; Rochester: Wanzer, Beardsley & Co., 1852.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], xxii, 517, [9]
o 10 engraved plates (including frontispiece)
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)
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- Title
- Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron, commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842: together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral d'Urville, Captain Ross, and other navigators and travellers, and an account of the expedition to the Dead Sea, under Lieutenant Lynch
- Author
- JENKINS, John S
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alden, Beardsley & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Auburn
- Date Published
- 1852
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1852 Voyage US Exploring Squadron Science Wilkes Expedition Dead Sea GOLD MAPrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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