Travels of a Frenchman in Maryland and Virginia, with a description of Philadelphia and Baltimore, in 1791: or, Travels in the interior of the United States, to Bath, Winchester, in the valley of the Shenandoah, etc., etc., during the summer of 1791. Translated and edited, with introd., notes, and index, by Ben C. McCary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayard de La Vingtrie, Ferdinand, 1763-1855.

Contributor:

McCary, Ben C. (Ben Clyde), 1901-1995, ed. and tr.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Travel--Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.).

Washington, George.

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Homes and haunts.

Virginia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Virginia.

Maryland--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Maryland.

Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.).

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Homes.

Travel.

United States--Shenandoah River Valley.

Genre:

Early works.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 182 pages 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Ann Arbor], [Edwards Brothers], [1950]

Notes:

With facsimile of t.p.: Voyage dans l'interieur des États-Unis, à Bath, Winchester, dans la vallée de Shenandoah, etc., etc., pendant l'été de 1791. 2. éd. ... Paris, Batilliot frères, an VIe [1798].

"The second edition (1798) ... has been used for the translation ... Actually ... passages deleted by Bayard [from the 1st ed.] have been ... included at the bottom of the page."--Translator's pref.

"This edition is limited to three hundred and twenty-five copies, printed for Ben C. McCary, Williamsburg, Virginia. 1950. No. 49. [signed] B.C.M."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-177).

Other Format:

Online version: Bayard, Ferdinand-M. (Ferdinand-Marie), 1763-approximately 1818. Travels of a Frenchman in Maryland and Virginia.

OCLC:

4510740