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Keating, William. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River

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Keating William H Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St Peter's River Lake Winnipeek Lake of the Woods &C Performed in the Year 1823 by Order of the Hon J C Calhoun Secretary of War Under the Command of Stephen H Long U S T E London, Geo B Whittaker, 1825. First English Edition Two volumes 8vo 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 220 x 140 mm. Vol. 1 pp. xvi, 458; Vol. 2 pp. vi, 248, 156, Appendix. Contemporary half calf with marbled boards; five raised bands, gilt rules, decorative motifs, and title on black morocco label spine; hinges and edges rubbed; front hinge of Volume 1 cracked internally; t .e. g., rest uncut. Pages are bright and bindings tight, light foxing on a few pages and typical offset opposite plates. Vol. 1 includes 3 copper engravings etched by R Fenner, a large folded map 12 3/8 x 21 in / 313 x 534 mm, engraved by R Penny. Two-inch tear to one fold, otherwise solid and some offset; and a page of sheet music with "Dog Dance of the Sioux" and "Chippewa Scalp Dance" Map of the Country Embracing the Oute of the Expedition of 1823, Commanded by Major S H Long. Vol. 2 includes four engravings by R Fenner, 2 of waterfalls and 2 of shells, plus three fold-out calendars and a 9-page "Vocabulary of Indian Languages" in the Appendix. Bookplate of William B Claflin Jr in both volumes with ink inscription "Legacy Grace E Reed Dec 20 1921" (Sabin 37137; Howes 5570; Field 949) The book is dedicated to James Monroe, 4th President of the United States, and its outstanding plates depict Native Americans their environment and customs. "The work is almost a cyclopædia of material relating to the Indians of the explored Territory Nothing escaped the attention or record of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition and their statement regarding the customs character and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes are among the most valuable we have of those people Six of the plates are representations of their practices habitations or features includes comparative vocabulary of the Sawk Sioux Chippeway and Cree languages. – Thomas W Field. An Essay Toward an Indian Bibliography being a catalogue of books of the AMERICAN INDIANS. New York: Scribner Armstrong, 1873; no. 979. William H Keating 1799 – 1840 was American geologist and chemist who taught Mineralogy at the University of Pennsylvania and was a member of the American Philosophical Society. He is best known for his account of the 1823 expedition to the Great Lakes led by Stephen Harriman Long 1784 – 1864 an army civil engineer explorer and inventor whose explorations extended to the Great Plains and who covered over 26,000 miles in five expeditions. He was also an early developer of the steam locomotive. William Claffin, whose bookplate is present in both volumes, was an American industrialist, philanthropist ,and politician who served as the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .He was an ardent abolitionist and the state's first governor to actively support full women's suffrage.

Dimensions:

Height: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Leather,Paper

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

Early 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1825

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.