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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 ...
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oceania--Discovery and exploration.
- Oceania.
- South America--Description and travel.
- South America.
- Hawaiian islands--Description and travel.
- Oregon--Description and travel.
- Oregon.
- Antarctica.
- United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842).
- United States Exploring Expedition.
- Local Subjects:
- Hawaiian islands--Description and travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5 v. ) illus., 11 maps (incl. front.: v.1, 4, 5), tables ;
- Other Title:
- Narrative of the United States exploring expedition
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1845.
- Notes:
- Half-title: United States exploring expedition.
- On verso of t.-p.: Stereotyped by J. Fagan. Printed by C. Sherman.
- "... This edition ... contains ... the same type, page and reading matter, as the one in imperial octavo;--the difference, between them being the quality and size of the paper; the substitution of forty-seven wood-cuts for that number of steel vignettes in the other; the omission of the sixty-four plates, and the use of eleven of the fourteen maps, four of which are on a reduced scale."--Publisher's notice.
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Sabin no. 103994.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG334334-B
- OCLC:
- 367961131
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