NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. DURING THE YEARS 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
By Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., Commander of the Expedition, Member of the American Philosophical Society, etc., Second Edition, 1845 (5 volumes)
WILKES, CHARLES. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. 4to. Second edition. Five Volumes. Very nice condition, tight, brown cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering. Gilt design of eagle and ship on center front and back. Minimal foxing and browning throughout the text with some offsetting from the plates. Minor wear to corners and edges of cover. Scarce and complete set of the first U.S. Naval expedition, the most ambitious voyage of scientific discovery and exploration of its time, taking in the whole of the northwest coast, Hawaii, South America, the Philippines, the South Pacific, Australia, and Anarctica.
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