CARVER, Jonathan.

Travels through the Interior Parts of North America. In the Years

Item #50381

CARVER, Jonathan. Travels through the Interior Parts of North America. In the Years 1766, 1767, AND 1768. London: Printed for the author, 1778. [20],xvi,543,[1]pp. plus two folding maps and four plates. Contemporary sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked, leather label. Endpapers stained, moderately tanned. Very good. HOWES C215. FIELD 251. STREETER SALE 1772. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 634. SABIN 11184. VAIL 670. Carver went farther west than any British explorer before the Revolution. He was seeking a transcontinental waterway, but mainly explored tributaries of the Mississippi. His book, however, is often given credit for being a catalyst for further exploration, influencing Mackenzie and Lewis and Clark. "A Plan of Captain Carver's Travels in the Interior Parts of North America" shows the headwaters of the Mississippi, lakes Michigan and Superior, and the land as far west as the Dakotas. The text contains the first mention of the word, "Oregon." Includes material relating to the languages of a number of Indian tribes. A cornerstone early western travel narrative.

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