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Bartram, John
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6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Observations on the Inhabitants, Climate, Soil, Rivers, Productions...in his Travels from Pensilvania to Onondago, Oswego, and the Lake Ontario ... London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1751
8vo (7 1/4 x 4 `/4 in.; 185 x 110 mm). Engraved folding plan; neat repair to tear in left margin of plan, title-page soiled. Full calf paneled gilt; rebacked original spine laid down, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; traces of bookplate on front free endpaper.
8vo (7 1/4 x 4 `/4 in.; 185 x 110 mm). Engraved folding plan; neat repair to tear in left margin of plan, title-page soiled. Full calf paneled gilt; rebacked original spine laid down, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; traces of bookplate on front free endpaper.
Provenance
Gowen Bonawit (bookplate)
Literature
Church 977; Field 92; Howes B222; Wroth, Mirror of the Indian 49; Wroth, Colonial Scene, p. 67; Sabin 3868; Staton and Tremaine 186
Condition
8vo (7 1/4 x 4 `/4 in.; 185 x 110 mm). Engraved folding plan; neat repair to tear in left margin of plan, title-page soiled. Full calf paneled gilt; rebacked original spine laid down, marbled endpapers, edges gilt; traces of bookplate on front free endpaper
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition. A important, early record of an expedition to Onondaga made by Indian Agent Conrad Weiser, Philadelphia naturalist John Bartram, and cartographer Lewis Evans. Weiser's purpose was to maintain friendly relations with members of the Six Nations while Bartram took the opportunity to study the flora of the country. An expert on botany, his writings on the native plants attracted the attention of Linnaeus, but his thoughtful descriptions on the customs and mannerso f the Native Americans shed new light on their rich culture. According to Field, "This visit ... to the Central Council Fire of the Six Nations, is expecially interesting, not only as having been made at so early a date , but for affording us in this work a plan and view of the Long-House, peculiar to the tribes of that Confederacy."