The navigator, containing directions for navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an ample account of these much admired waters, from the head of the former to the mouth of the latter; and a concise description of their towns, villages, harbors, settlements, &c.; with maps of the Ohio and Mississippi ; to which is added an appendix, containing an account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, as discovered by the voyage under Capts. Lewis and Clark

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Tenth edition, 12mo, pp. iv, [1], 6-304; 28 full-page woodcut maps; old marbled boards, recased with a late 20th century rebacking, smooth spine with simple gilt lettering; a good, sound copy, the text block lightly toned. Important early American work on navigating the vital waterways that opened up the interior of the young United States to settlement and trade. "Most widely used guide to western waters in the early period" (Howes). Most of the maps are river sections; also includes a map of Pittsburgh, and a long description of the young city (pages 48-66). Appended is an "Abridgement of Lewis and Clark's Expedition" (pages 290-295). Erickson, Literature of Lewis and Clark, p. 105; Howes C-855; Sabin 17386. N° de ref. del artículo 60986

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