Three years travels through the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles; : containing an account of the Great Lakes, and all the lakes, islands, and rivers, cataracts, mountains, minerals, soil and vegetable productions of the northwest regions of that vast continent; : with a description of the birds, beasts, reptiles, insects, and fishes peculiar to the country. Together with a concise history of the genius, manners, and customs of the Indians inhabiting the lands that lie adjacent to the heads and to the westward of the great river Mississippi; : and an appendix describing the uncultivated parts of American that are the most proper for forming settlements. / By Captain Jonathan Carver.
| Author/creator | Carver, Jonathan |
| Other author | Key & Simpson, bookseller. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Key & Simpson, 1796. |
| Description | xx, ix, [10]-360, 20, 8 pages ; 21 cm (8vo) |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Travels through the interior parts of North America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 |
| Variant title | 3 years travels through the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles |
| Running title | Carver's travels |
| Variant title | Binder's spine title : Carver's travels |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes both sets of subscription lists at end and notes and an original drawing in pencil on front and rear flyleaves. |
| General note | Originally published in 1778 under title: Travels through the interior parts of North America in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768. An article on Carver and his book and its probable authorship may be found in American Historical Review for January 1906, v. 11, p. 287. |
| General note | Signatures: [a]⁴ b⁴ c² A-2Y⁴ A-B⁴ C²A⁴. |
| General note | "In two states: printed on thick, and ordinary paper."--Evans, C. American bibliography, 30169. |
| General note | "Contains, a twenty-page list of subscribers. To some copies an additional eight-page list of subscribers, residing in New York, is added which, from the different type used, was probably printed in New York for insertion in the copies sold in that city."--Evans, C. American bibliography, 30169. |
| References | Evans, C. American bibliography, 30169 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Purchased from Jeffrey H. Marks, 4/8/2019 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. Travels through the interior parts of North America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768. Three years travels through the interior parts of North-America, for more than five thousand miles. Philadelphia : Key & Simpson, 1796 |
| Genre/form | Early works. |
| LCCN | 01017053 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | F597 .C35 1796 | ✔ Available | Request Material |