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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 / by Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., commander of the Expedition ... ; in five volumes, and an atlas.
LIBRA - Rare 910.8 W65a v.1-5 + atlas
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.
- Series:
- United States Exploring Expedition (Series) ; v. 1-5.
- [United States Exploring Expedition ; v. 1-5]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842).
- United States Exploring Expedition.
- Voyages around the world.
- Scientific expeditions.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Oceania.
- Oceania--Discovery and exploration--American.
- South America--Description and travel.
- South America.
- Hawaii--Description and travel.
- Hawaii.
- Oregon--Description and travel.
- Oregon.
- Antarctica.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dechert, Robert (donor)
- Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 5 volumes : illustrations, 14 maps ; 28 cm + 1 atlas ([5] folded leaves of plates : 5 maps ; 29 cm).
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1845.
- Notes:
- "Stereotyped by J. Fagan. Printed by C. Sherman"--T.p. verso.
- Series title from spine.
- This edition, known as the imperial octavo edition, includes 64 plates and 3 maps omitted from a smaller edition published the same year.
- Vol. 1: xl, 434 p., [9] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: xv, 476 p., [17] leaves of plates (3 folded); v. 3: xv, 438 p., [12] leaves of plates; v. 4: xvi, 539 p., [16] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 5: xv, 558 p., [19] leaves of plates (4 folded); atlas: [5] folded leaves of plates.
- Includes index.
- Cited in:
- Haskell 2B and 17B.
- Amer. j. sci, v. 49, no. 2 (Apr.-June 1845), p. 149-166.
- Streeter Cat. VI, 3324
- OCLC:
- 5854779
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