Travels in North-America, in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782 / by the Marquis de Chastellux ... ; translated from the French by an English gentleman, who resided in America at that period ; with notes by the translator.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de, 1734-1788.

Contributor:

Grieve, George, 1748-1809.

Robert Dechert Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Grieve, George, 1748-1809, translator.

G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England), publisher.

Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Standardized Title:

Voyages de M. le Marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amerique. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

United States--Description and travel.

United States.

United States--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

French--United States.

French.

Penn Provenance:

Dechert, Robert (donor) (Dechert copy)

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson ..., 1787.

Notes:

Translation into English of: Voyages de M. le Marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amerique.

Translated by G. Grieve (Cf. DNB Vol. VIII, p. 665); translation attributed by Sabin to J. Kent.

Signatures: v. 1: A-Gg⁸; v. 2: a⁴ b² B-Ee⁸.

Sabin 12229; Monaghan 407.

Translated by G. Grieve. cf. Dict. nat. biog., and Mass. Hist. Soc. Proceedings, 1869-70, v. 11, p. 5-9. Watt and Sabin ascribe the translation to J. Kent.

Local Notes:

Dechert copy with at end of vol. 2, J.G. Simcoe's anonymously issued: Remarks on the travels of the Marquis de Chastellux in North America. London : Printed for G. and T. Wilkie ..., 1787.

Athenaeum has: v. 1 only.

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Mrs. John Wood.

Cited in:

Sabin 12229

Cox, v. 2, p. 159

OCLC:

3352303