A TOUR FROM THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, TO DETROIT, IN THE MICHIGAN TERRITORY.
Darby, William
Published by New York, 1819
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228,lix,[7],lxi-lxiii pp. plus three folding maps (including frontispiece map, which is partially colored). Original blue boards with paper spine. Hinges cracked, spine slightly chipped. Front board and first gathering separated. Light foxing. Good. Untrimmed and in unsophisticated condition. Darby was an expert surveyor and geographer. He gives an accurate and detailed description of the path he travelled across New York, southern Ontario, Ohio, and Michigan, and offers one of the first systematic American views of Michigan Territory. Howes notes that only one map is found in some copies. All three maps are present herein, showing the straits of Niagara, the environs of Detroit, and the Northeast as far west as Detroit, respectively. GREENLY, MICHIGAN 55. HOWES D66, "aa." SABIN 18533. STREETER SALE 841. TPL 1136. Seller Inventory # WRCAM945
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Title: A TOUR FROM THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, TO DETROIT...
Publisher: New York
Publication Date: 1819
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A Tour from the City of New York, to Detroit In the Michigan Territory, Made Between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818.
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A Tour from the City of New York to Detroit in the Michigan Territory, Made Between the 2d of May and the 22d of September 1919
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A Tour from the City of New York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory
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Hardcover. Reprint of 1819 Edition. 1962 reprint of Darby's 1819 description of a resurvey of the boundary with Canada. He journeyed from New York through the Detroit Territory. Contains several maps (one gatefold), 228 pages plus 63 page addenda. Rape marks on DJ and pastedowns, library pocket at rear, library call label on DJ spine; text block Near Fine.; Ex Library; 6 x 8 3/4 " Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 71103
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A Tour from the City of New York, to Detroit in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2nd of May.1818
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A tour from the city of New York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818 (Americana classics) Darby, William
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Chicago, 1962; blue cloth covered boards with dust jacket in Brodart cover; Ex library with typical stamps and markings; tight binding; Interior clean and unmarked; really very good except for library markings; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; 228 pages plus addenda. Seller Inventory # SKU1076217A
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A Tour From the City of New-York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory
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A tour from the city of New York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818 (Americana classics)
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A Tour from the City of New York, to Detroit. In the Michigan Territory, Made Between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818. Reprint of the 1819 edition.
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