New Travels to the Westward, Or, Unknown Parts of America: Being a Tour of Almost Fouteeen [sic] Months: Containing, an Account of the Country, Upwards of Two Thousand Miles West of the Christian Parts of North-America: With an Account of White…

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Title: New travels to the westward, or, Unknown parts of America: being a tour of almost fouteeen [sic] months: containing, an account of the country, upwards of two thousand miles west of the Christian parts of North-America: with an account of white Indians, their manners, habits, and many other particulars.

Author: Alonso Decalves

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP00534200

CollectionID: CTRG10176889-B

PublicationDate: 17880101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin’s Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes: Fictitious account of an overland trip from New Orleans to the Northwest coast in 1786-7. The account of John Vandelure’s captivity among the Indians is, however, based on fact. Half-title: New travels to unknown parts of America. Advertised as just published in the Boston gazette, May 19, 1788. Evans (entry 30321) mistakenly records this edition a second time with imprint date [1796] Error in paging: p. 44 misnumbered 45. Odd numbered pages printed on versos in main sequence of pagination.

Collation: [2], vi, [1], 7-45 [i.e., 7-44], [1] p.; 18 cm. (8vo)