Lot 153
America.- Pike (Zebulon Montgomery) Exploratory Travels through the Western Territories of North America, first English edition, 1811.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
America.- Pike (Zebulon Montgomery) Exploratory Travels through the Western Territories of North America, first English edition, 2 engraved maps (one double-page), lacks half-title, a few marginal holes and repairs, ink correction to pp.179 and 208, a few ink and pencil annotations, occasional staining and soiling, small ink stamp to map versos, later library cloth with library markings, [Field 1218; Howes P373; Sabin 62837], 4to, 1811.
⁂ The first U.S. government exploration of the American southwest. In 1806 Pike led an expedition to the southwestern borders of the land acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
Description
America.- Pike (Zebulon Montgomery) Exploratory Travels through the Western Territories of North America, first English edition, 2 engraved maps (one double-page), lacks half-title, a few marginal holes and repairs, ink correction to pp.179 and 208, a few ink and pencil annotations, occasional staining and soiling, small ink stamp to map versos, later library cloth with library markings, [Field 1218; Howes P373; Sabin 62837], 4to, 1811.
⁂ The first U.S. government exploration of the American southwest. In 1806 Pike led an expedition to the southwestern borders of the land acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase.