A NORTHERN TOUR: BEING A GUIDE TO SARATOGA, LAKE GEORGE, NIAGARA, CANADA, BOSTON, &c. &c. THROUGH THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, NEW-JERSEY, NEW-YORK, VERMONT, NEW-HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE-ISLAND, AND CONNECTICUT; EMBRACING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CANALS, COLLEGES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, NATURAL CURIOSITIES, AND INTERESTING OBJECTS THEREIN. Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825. 14.5x9 cm (12mo), pp. [i-iii] iv [v] [vi: blank] [1] 2-279 [280: blank], inserted hand-colored engraved folded map of the state of New York, contemporary three-quarter black polished calf and marbled boards lettered and ruled in gold. First edition. A scarce guide book, probably modeled on 1820 Silliman, whose small print provides a wealth of information on the history and geology for the regions described. Route from Albany to Lake George, pages 50-72; Lake George, pages 73-78; From Montreal to Albany, pages 213-235. Essex County, "celebrated as being the most extensive iron region in the state of New-York" is briefly described on pages 217-218; The forts of Crown Point and Ticonderoga and the military history of the region between Lake Champlain and Whitehall occupy pages 218-225. The map of New York includes an inset map "profile of Champlain Canal" between Albany and Whitehall, a 60-mile canal, fully opened in 1823, that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain. Howes G189. Sabin 27457. Cole (1976) 43. Plum 1176. Later bookplate affixed to the front paste-down. Early owner's signature and date on the title page. Covers rubbed, corners worn, spine head chipped, outer joints cracked; scattered foxing and soiling to text, map with four inch stub tear that extends slightly into the canal profile; good overall. (#170546).
Price: $750.00
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