$2,520
MacKenzie, Alexander (1764-1820) Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; in the Years 1789 and 1793 . London: for Cadell & Davies, Cobbett & Morgan, and Creech, 1801. First edition, large quarto volume and matching clamshell box housing three folding maps mounted on linen, with the frontispiece portrait and errata, book and box in uniform three-quarter mottled calfskin, gilt-tooled spines, surface rubbing; contents of the text toned and spotted throughout, with some marginal paper repairs and tears due to the quality of the paper; maps with some toning and offsetting, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. MacKenzie's overland transit of the North American continent at the higher latitudes, viz., Canada, was successfully achieved ten years before Lewis and Clark's voyage of discovery.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
