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Weld's Travels Through North America 1799

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Title: Travels Through the States of North America, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, During the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Author: Weld, Isaac
Description: xxiv, 464 + [8] ad pp. Illus. with 16 copper-engraved plates, including 12 views drawn by the author, 4 plans & maps, including folding general map. (4to) 27x21 cm. (10½x8¼), period ½ calf and marbled boards, all edges marbled. First Edition.Travels through the former colonies of the eastern seaboard and into the Canadian provinces, with perceptive comment on the population, social mores, etc.; there are three views and a plan of Niagara Falls, plans of Washington, D.C., and Quebec, a view of Bethlehem, PA, etc. The large map, hand-colored in outline, shows the northern part of the United States, with inset of southern states. Howes notes that the author "thought Canada preferable to the States." Sabin 102541; Howes W235.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: John Stockdale
Date Published: 1799