Tagebuch einer reise vom Mississippi nach den küsten der Südsee / von Balduin Möllhausen ; eingeführt von Alexander von Humboldt ; mit 13 illustrationen in Oelfarben- und Tondruck, 10 Holzschnitten und 1 karte.
Alternate Title(s):
Reise vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee.
Published / Created:
Leipzig : Hermann Mendelssohn, 1858.
Physical Description:
[18], xiv, 494, [2] pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in one volume. Preliminary pagination is as follows: p. [1]: half-title. p. [2]: blank. p. [3]: title page. p. [4]: "Das Recht der Uebersetzung wird vorbehalten." p. [5]: dedication. p. [6]: blank. pp. [7]-[12]: Liste der Subscribenten. pp. [ix]-x: Einleitung. pp. [xi]-xiv: Inhalt. p. [1], 2nd sequence: half-title. p. [2], 2nd sequence: blank. p. [3], 2nd sequence: Interims-Titel. p. [4], 2nd sequence: blank. pp. I-VIII, 2nd sequence: Vorwort von Alexander von Humboldt (after which commences the primary sequence of 494 pages).
Subject Terms:
Overland journeys to the Pacific. | West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. | Möllhausen, Balduin, 1825–1905 -- Presentation inscription to Mrs. Sarah Newberry. | Newberry, Sarah -- Presentation inscription from B. Möllhausen.