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Author: Pike, Zebulon Montgomery
Title: The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, to Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Francis P. Harper
Date Published: 1895
Description:

3 volumes. Copious critical commentary, memoir of Pike, new map and other illustrations, and complete index, by Elliot Coues. Frontispiece portrait in vol. I; folding maps in rear pocket of vol. III. (8vo) original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, page edges untrimmed. No. 803 of 1150 copies. A New Edition, reprinted from the original of 1810.

The first U.S. Government-sponsored exploration of the Southwest, second in the annals of American exploration only to Lewis and Clark. Howes calls this the "best ed." The 3rd volume contains the index. Six of the seven called for maps are provided in later facsimile, the seventh is lacking.

Comprising:

• Volume I: Mississippi Voyage
• Volume II: Arkansaw Journey and Mexican Tour
• Volume III: Index and Maps. Maps are Falls of St. Anthony, A Chart of the Internal Part of Louisiana (folding), Historico=Geographical Chart of the Upper Mississippi River (folding), A Map of the Internal Provinces of New Spain (folding), Map of the Mississippi River (folding), The First Part of Captn Pike's Chart of the Internal Part of Louisiana (folding), A Sketch of the Vice Royalty of New Spain (folding).

Light wear to cloth; bookplates on front pastedowns; vol. II appears to lack frontispiece; maps with small holes at fold intersections; very good or better.