Description
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 North-West 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 America that are the most Proper for Forming Settlements. By Capt. Jonathan Carver, of the Provincial Troops in America, Charlestown. Printed by Samuel Etheridge for West and Greenleaf, No. 56 Cornhill, Boston. 1802. Full original leather, gilt stamped “Carver’s Travels” and lines between compartments on spine. Measures about 6 ¾” x 4.25”. Formerly Owned by John Cheever (1785-1841), Manchester, Massachusetts This copy with signature and town written “John Cheever, Jr., Manchester” at top right corner of dedication page and on rear free endpaper (dated 1815). He was the son of John Cheever, Sr. who was a soldier who fought at Crown Point and Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War. John, Jr. was a selectman and representative in the Massachusetts legislature from Manchester. Condition: Front cover nearly detached, corners bumped. Corners and edges worn through in spots. Heavily foxed on pages 60-73. Some scattered light foxing throughout, however most pages are just mildly age-toned. Pages 20-32 are detached at bottom and protrude at fore edge, front free endpaper and any flyleaves (bank pages) missing, text block complete. Former owner stamped name and address (E. S. Follett of Manchester, Mass.)at top of tile page. Please see photos for further details. Carver penetrated the interior of North America describing insights into the geography, flora, fauna, and Indian customs. He explored the Northwest, Green Bay, Up the Mississippi River, Northern Minnesota, and back. He traveled for 2 years and 5 months, covering 7,000 miles. The first part of the book covers his journal and his travels and the second part covers the indigenous people he met, their manners, customs, religion, language, methods of war, hunting, prisoners, etc.
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