Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes ... With illustrations and maps. In five volumes.
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Description
- Title
- Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes ... With illustrations and maps. In five volumes.
- Alternative Title
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United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). United States Exploring Expedition ; v. 1-5.
United States exploring expedition, during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. ; vol. 1-5 - Creator
- Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.
- Contributor
- United States Exploring Expedition--(1838-1842)
- Published / Created
- 1845
- Publication Place
- Philadelphia,
- Publisher
- Lea and Blanchard,
- Description
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BEIN Zc74 +844wib copy 1: Vol. 2 has the variant printer statement on verso of t.p.
By act of Congress, Aug. 26, 1842, the edition of the reports of the U.S. Exploring Expedition were limited to 100 copies. These have "By authority of Congress" on the half-title, and are referred to by Haskell as the "Official" issue. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative on the expedition, and under the copyright privilege, brought out other editions between 1845 and 1856.
In this edition, the Atlas is numbered "Vol. 6" on the spine; in the first edition, the Atlas bore no volume number.
On verso of title page: Stereotyped by J. Fagan. Printed by C. Sherman.
Reprint of the 'official' edition: Philadelphia : Printed by C. Sherman, 1844. - Extent
- 5 v. : fronts. (v. 1-2, 4-5) illus., plates, ports., maps (part double) tables ; 29 cm. + 1 atlas (5 folded maps).
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Zc74 +844wib
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Subject (Geographic)
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Antarctica.
Hawaii--Description and travel.
Oceania--Discovery and exploration.
Oregon--Description and travel.
South America--Description and travel. - Subject (Name)
- United States Exploring Expedition--(1838-1842)
- Subject (Topic)
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Scientific expeditions.
Voyages around the world.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Citation
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Eberstadt, III-277
Haskell, H.C. United States Exploring Expedition, 2B
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 1503398
- Object ID (OID)
- 16153739
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