King, Nicholas
[VerfasserIn];
King, Nicholas
[KartografIn];
Nau, Anthony
[KartografIn]
;
Pike, Zebulon Montgomery
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Shallus, Francis
[StecherIn]
An account of a voyage up the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to its source
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An account of a voyage up the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to its source
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made under the orders of the War Department, by Lieut. Pike, of the United States Army, in the years 1805 and 1806
Anmerkungen:
"Extract of a letter from N. Boilvin, Indian agent, to the secretary of war, dated St. Louis, October 6th, 1806."--p. 68
"Map of the Mississippi River from its source to the mouth of the Missouri: laid down from the notes of Lieut't. Z.M. Pike by Anthony Nau. Reduced, and corrected by the astronomical observations of Mr. Thompson at its source; and of Capt'n. M. Lewis, where it receives the waters of the Missouri. By Nich's. King."--folded leaf. Signed: Engraved by Francis Shallus, Philadelphia
Imprint suggested by Shaw & Shoemaker
Pike's journal was first published in 1810 under the title: An account of expeditions to the sources of the Mississippi
Shaw & Shoemaker, 13393
Told in the third person. This paraphrase of Pike's journal seems to be the work of Nicholas King. The manuscript copy in the Library of Congress, Division of Manuscripts, is in the handwriting of King. Its title ends with the statement, "Compiled from Mr. Pike's journal by Nich. King." The last three words are partly erased