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Dutch edition of Palmer's 'Journal of Travels' through America in 1817

PALMER, John.
Dagverhaal eener reize in de Vereenigde Staten van Noord-America, en Neder-Canada, gedaan in 1817. Uit het Engelsch, met eene inleiding, bevattende een statistisch overzigt der Vereenigde Staten van Noord-America, volgens de beste en nieuwste berigten. Met eene nieuwe kaart.

With newly designed large folding engraved map (ca. 347 x 445 mm) of America, engraved by D. Veelwaard (1766-1851) after Mellishes (Haarlem, Heirs of Bohn, 1820), with borders and outlines in contemporary handcolouring.

Haarlem, Heirs of François Bohn, 1820. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, gilt spine with gilt title on red morocco title-label, marbled boards. With newly designed large folding engraved map (ca. 347 x 445 mm) of America, engraved by D. Veelwaard (1766-1851) after Mellishes (Haarlem, Heirs of Bohn, 1820), with borders and outlines in contemporary handcolouring. 44, 318 (4) pp.

First and only edition of the Dutch translation of this important travel journal through North-America and the lower part of Canada, illustrated with a beautiful newly engraved, partly handcoloured finely engraved map of North America. The extensive introduction gives a short statistical survey of North America. The journey starts with Palmer's departure from Lynn to Liverpool. From Liverpool he sails, together with William Cobbett returning to the United States, on 28 March 1817. Palmer travelled through America and Canada, starting from New York, then to Philadelphia. From Cincinnati he travelled through Kentucky, visiting a.o. Lexington, eastern Tennessee, and places in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Virginia. About 60 pp. deal with the Southern part of the tour. The journal is of special interest for the contemporary prices of land, and provisions, the observations on the country and the people, and the descriptions of the trade and commerce of the principal towns.
The Dutch edition was translated from the Journal of travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada (London, 1818). A German edition was published in Jena in 1819. 'Mr. Palmer travelled through all, or the greater part of the country he describes; but he confesses that the outlines of his travels were filled up from other books. A plain man of good sense and slow judgment' (Sabin).

Our copy is of special interest as the manager of the publishing house 'De Erven François Bohn' (Heirs of François Bohn) explicitly declares (probably for a tax-acknowledgement) on the lower margin the title in brown ink that the book is printed in Bohn's own printing house at Bohn's own expense, signed: P.C. van Olpen, Haarlem, 25 October 1820.

Fine copy of this rare work.

Saake, 7 (1820), p. 174; Sabin 58362; Howes P-49; Clark, Old South II, 227; Goldsmiths'-Kress 22027 (Engl. ed.); not in Church.

Related Subjects: 19th Century Canada Discovery & Exploration Dutch Travel & Voyages

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