Item #000017371 The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegeheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi; To Which is Added and Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke. Zadok Cramer.
The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegeheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi; To Which is Added and Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke
The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegeheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi; To Which is Added and Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke
The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegeheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi; To Which is Added and Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke
The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegeheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi; To Which is Added and Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke

The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegeheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi; To Which is Added and Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke

Pittsburgh: Cramer, Spear & Eichbaum, 1811. Seventh edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [3], iv-x, [1], 14-295, [1] pp. Quarter contemporary sheep over paper over boards. Illustrated with 28 full-page maps, all done in black and white. Price of One Dollar on the title page. Buck 43. Evans 22636. Howes C855. Buck states this guide contains descriptive matter on Illinois, and that Cramer was probably the first author to compile a guide like this for the "western" waters. Cramer's guide was used as a source for other travelers and authors. Howes states this was "the most widely used guide to western waters in the early period" Good. Item #000017371

The front board quite rubbed, most of its paper perished, the rear board rubbed as well. The front endpapers with copious contemporary ink annotations, the title page with one corner torn away, not affecting its text. A few leaves with dampstains and annotations.

Price: $1,500.00

Add to Cart Ask a Question Add to Wish List
See all items in History, Travel
See all items by