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1Title:  A concise description of the English and French possessions in North-America: for the better explaining of the map published with that title    
 Creator:  Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774 
 Publication:  Printed by J. Haberkorn, London,1755. 
 Notes:  Map has title: Carte des possessions angloises & francoises du continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale, par I. Palairet. Londres, 1763. Note at foot of map: On trouvera dans le troisieme volume de la Nouvelle introduction a la geographic moderne, que lauteur de lAtlas methodique vient de mettre au jour, la description des pais, des peuples & des colonies de ce continent ... 
 Call #:  E41 P154 Vault 
 Extent:  71 p. : fold. map ; 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  North America -- Description and travel
 
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2Title:  Audubon's America: the narratives and experiences of John James Audubon    
 Creator:  Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 
 Peattie, Donald Culross, 1898-1964
 Publication:  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston,1940. 
 Notes:  Map on lining-papers. Limited to 3025 autographed copies, [signed] Donald Culross Peattie. 
 Call #:  QL31 A9A35 1940 
 Extent:  vii, [1] p., 1 leaf., 328, [1] p. : col. front. (port.) col. plates (part double) ; 30 cm. 
 Subjects:  Natural history -- North America | North America -- Description and travel
 
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3Title:  Delineations of American scenery and character    
 Creator:  Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 
 Herrick, Francis Hobart, 1858-1940
 Publication:  G.A. Baker & Company, New York,1926. 
 Notes:  Maps on lining-papers. "Essays, which extended through the first three volumes of the Ornithological biography to sixty in number are here collected, with the omission only of the last, 'Remarks on the form of the toes of birds,' for the first time in a single volume."--Introd. "Brief bibliography of the works of John James Audubon": p. vii-viii. 
 Call #:  E165 A916 
 Extent:  xlix, 349 p. front. (port.) 25 cm. 
 Subjects:  Frontier and pioneer life -- United States | North America -- Description and travel
 
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4Title:  An historical and geographical memoir of the North-American continent: its nations and tribes. With a summary account of his life, writings, and opinions    
 Creator:  Gordon, James, 1750-1819 
 Jones, Thomasof Nutgrove School, Rathfarnham
 Publication:  Printed by J. Jones, Dublin,1820. 
 Notes:  Edited by Thomas Jones, of Nutgrove School, Rathfarnham. 
 Call #:  E41 G663 
 Extent:  civ, x, 305 p. : plate. ; 29 cm. 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America | North America -- Description and travel
 
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5Title:  A geographical description of the United States: with the contiguous countries, including Mexico and the West Indies    
 Creator:  Melish, John, 1771-1822 
 Publication:  The author, Philadelphia,1822. 
 Notes:  Two plates wanting: (no.11 and 12) 
 Call #:  E164 M523G3 
 Extent:  2 p. l., viii, [9]-491, [15] p. maps. 21 1/2 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | North America -- Description and travel
 
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6Title:  The early American wilderness: as the explorers saw it    
 Creator:  Lawrence, Bill. 
 Publication:  Paragon House, New York,c1991. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-233) and index. 
 Call #:  E121 L419 
 Extent:  xviii, 245 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Natural history -- North America | America -- Discovery and exploration | North America -- Description and travel
 
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7Title:  The westward crossings: Balboa, Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark    
 Creator:  Mirsky, Jeannette, 1903-1987 
 Publication:  A.A. Knopf, New York,1946. 
 Notes:  "First edition." "Sources and background books": p. 361-365. 
 Call #:  E27 M676 
 Extent:  xv, 365, xiii p., 1 Á. plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) plan, facsims. 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Explorers | America -- Discovery and exploration | North America -- Description and travel
 
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8Title:  Travels amongst American Indians: their ancient earthworks and temples : including a journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a visit to the ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal    
 Creator:  Brine, Lindesay, 1834-1906 
 Publication:  S. Low, Marston & Company, London,1894. 
 Call #:  E58 B858 
 Extent:  xvi, 429 p., [31] p. of plates : ill., plans, maps (part fold.) ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Indians -- Antiquities | Guatemala -- Antiquities | Mexico -- Antiquities | North America -- Description and travel
 
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9Title:  A geographical description of the United States: with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions : intended as an accompaniment to Melish's map of these countries    
 Creator:  Melish, John, 1771-1822 
 Publication:  J. Melish, Philadelphia,1816. 
 Call #:  E164 M523G1 
 Extent:  182 p. : maps ; 21cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | North America -- Description and travel | West Indies -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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10Title:  The New World in 1859: being the United States and Canada, illustrated and described    
 Creator:  Bailliere Brothers (Firm) 
 Publication:  Bailliere Brothers, New York,1859. 
 Notes:  Part I: The United States -- Part II: Scenes and scenery -- Part III: Upper and lower Canada -- Part IV: Things as they are in 1859. "Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-five engravings, from photographic and pencil sketches of the most celebrated river, lake, mountain and fall scenery in the United States and Canada. Together with routes of travel, fares, distances, etc., etc., etc." -- t.p. Includes index. 
 Call #:  B 5074 
 Extent:  94, 87, 114, 96 p. : ill., ports., 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  North America -- Description and travel | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865 | Canada -- Description and travel -- 1763-1867 | United States | Canada
 
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11Title:  Narrative of a tour in North America: comprising Mexico, the mines of Real de Monte, the United States, and the British colonies; with an excursion to the island of Cuba. In a series of letters, written in the years 1831-2    
 Creator:  Tudor, Henry. 
 Publication:  J. Duncan, London,1834. 
 Call #:  E165 T91 
 Extent:  2 v. 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | North America -- Description and travel | Ohio River -- Descriptiona and travel | Mexico -- Description and travel | Cuba -- Description and travel
 
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12Title:  Travels in North America    
 Creator:  Philips, George. 
 Publication:  Printed by B. Smith, Dublin,1824. 
 Notes:  Purporting to narrate the experiences of one George Philips, an Irishman who left home for an extended tour in America, visiting the West Indies, thence through Mexico to St. Louis, where he joined the Lewis and Clark expedition. Philips left the party at Fort Mandan on the return journey and traveled through Canada and the eastern United States. 
 Call #:  E165 T779 Vault 
 Extent:  180 p. incl. front., illus. 15 cm. 
 Subjects:  Lewis and Clark Expedition -- (1804-1806) | North America -- Description and travel | West Indies -- Description and travel | Canada -- Description and travel | United States -- Description and travel
 
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13Title:  Recollections of Italy, England and America: with essays on various subjects, in morals and literatue    
 Creator:  Chateaubriand, Franðcois-Renâevicomte de, 1768-1848 
 Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey, No. 121 Chestnut-street.
 Publication:  Published by M. Carey, no. 121 Chestnut-street, Philadelphia,1816. 
 Call #:  E165 C492 
 Extent:  iv, [ix]-xiii p., 1 Á., [17]-364 p. 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  National characteristics, English | English literature | French literature -- 18th century | Italy -- Description and travel -- 1801-1860 | North America -- Description and travel | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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