Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader

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First edition. Folding engraved map. 4to. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, rubbed, some offsetting to map. [ii], x, [ii], 295pp. London, printed for the author, A lovely copy. Long spent nineteen years working as a fur trapper and trader for the Hudson's Bay Company. He dealt closely with the First Nations people and his account is replete with information on their customs and manners. Field was an admirer of his work: "His knowledge of the character, customs, and domestic life of the Indians was therefore the most thorough and intimate. His relations are characterized by candor and intelligence." The work includes an extensive Chippeway vocabulary and the map records the southern part of the country where it meets the Great Lakes. Field, 946; Howes, 443; Sabin, 41878.

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Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader

Fecha de publicación

1791

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1ª Edición