NICOLLET, JOSEPH N.

The hydrographical basin of the mississippi river 1843

Minnesota Historical Society, 1976. Anders, nl. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Book number: U1332919

Catalogue: Topografie

NICOLLET, JOSEPH N.,

The Hydrographical Basin of the Mississippi River 1843.

St.Paul, Minnesota Historical Society, 1976.First Edition, Hardcover, Fine with no dust jacket.Small format hardcovers enclosing a very large fold out Map.In excellent condition.Scarce! ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

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Book number: 260227

NICOLLET, JOSEPH N

Joseph N Nicollet on the Plains and Prairies: The Expeditions of 1838-39 with Journals, Lettes and Notes on the Dakota Indians

St Paul, Minnesota Historical Society Press. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 87351 098 4) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart Covering, Translated from the French and edited by Edmund C Bray and Martha Coleman Bray. Tan linen cloth-covered boards; stamped silver lettering; mild bumping to spine ends; pastedowns and endpapers illustrated with reproduction in sepia of historic area map. Illustrated dust jacket in yellow and brown; 3" vertical cut in back fold of spine; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 294 pages including: very detailed Index; 3 Appendices: 1 - Documernts relating to the 1838 Expedition; 2 - Documents relating to the 1839 expedition; 3 - Nicollet's notes on the Dakota. Illustrated with 10 reproductions of historic sketch maps and documents by Nicollet and others. "In 1838 and 1839 French scientist Joseph N Nicollet led two US government-sponsored expeditions into the land between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers .. from the mass of Nicollet's unpublished journals, sketch maps, notes and letters .. the editors have selected and translated major documents relating to the mission to map the watershed of the two great rivwers." A well-documented, informative study of the cartographer-geologist's expeditions providing information on the Dakota people, their leaders, place names, fur traders and the prairie landscape. Nicollet saw the country as the Indian saw it and "was the last of his kind who was able to communicate such an experience to us." Very uncommon. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 003097

Catalogue: History, Archaeology / Archeology, War

Keywords: Americana Joseph N Nicollet (1786-1843) United States Usa Northwestern-States Discovery Exploration Expeditions Hydrographical Basin Upper Mississippi River Cartography Geology Minnesota Dakota Indians 0873510984

NICOLLET, JOSEPH N.

Joseph N. Nicollet on the Plains and Prairies; The Expeditions of 1838-39 with Journals, Letters, and Notes on the Dakota Indians

St. Paul, Minnesota Historical Society. (ISBN: 0-87351-098-4) . 1976. (Hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 294pp. Map endpapers, illustrations, map, appendices, index. Translated and edited by Edmund C. Bray & Martha Coleman Bray. Locale: Minnesota; Western America.

-- Burton Lysecki Books (ABAC/ILAB)

Book number: 139810

Catalogue: American History

Keywords: Western America, Dakota Indians, Expeditions--Western America 0873510984

NICOLLET, JOSEPH N. (EDITED BY MARTHA COLEMAN BRAY.)

The Journals of Joseph N. Nicollet; A Scientist on the Mississippi Headwaters with Notes on Indian Life, 1836-37

St. Paul, Minnesota Historical Society. (ISBN: 0-87351-062-3) . [1970], 1st printing. (Hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 288pp. Limited to 2000 copies. Map endpapers, illustrations, maps, appendices, index. The dust jacket is lightly faded on the spine. Edited by Martha Coleman Bray. Translated by Andre Fertey. Locale: Minnesota; Mississippi River; Western America.

-- Burton Lysecki Books (ABAC/ILAB)

Book number: 138163

Catalogue: American History

Keywords: Western America, Chippewa Indians 0873510623