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WELD, Isaac. Travels through the States of North America, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, During the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1799. 2 vols. 2nd ed. xxiii, 427; xii, 376pp. 16 folding plates. Orig. boards with paper spine labels. An excellent, uncut set. "According to the Travels, [Weld] landed at Philadelphia in November 1795 from which he made excurisions in all directions. On one of these he visited Baltimore, Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon. On another he moved west to York and Lancaster, the northern neck of Virginia, and Williamsburg and Norfolk, apparently going as far south as the Dismal Swamp. At Williamsburg he noted that the captial was crumbling to pieces, that William and Mary was a grammar school rather that a college, that the church was out of repair, and that the hospital for the insane was not well regulated. On his return he journeyed to Richmond and west to the mountains and, as was usual with travelers, he described Rock Bridge. After coming back to Philadelphia he went to Canada. His departure for home took place at New York."--Clark II, 132. HOWES W-235. Sabin 102541. Haynes 20950. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of WELD, Isaac : Travels through the States of North America. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, livres d'occasion, collectables, antiquarian books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |