Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de, 1747-1827
Title:
Travels through the United States of North America : the country of the Iroquois, and Upper Canada, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797; with an authentic account of Lower Canada / by the Duke De La Rochefoucault Liancourt.
Alternate Title(s):
Spine title, on publisher's printed label: Travels through the United States, the Iroquois, and Canada
Published / Created:
London : Printed for R. Phillips, No. 71, St. Paul's Church Yard : Sold by T. Hurst and J. Wallis, Paternoster-Row, and by Carpenter and Co. Old Bond Street. 1799.
Physical Description:
2 volumes : maps, charts ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
English translation, by Henry Neuman, of "Voyage dans les États-Unis d'Amérique fait en 1795, 1796 et 1797."
Contents:
Vol. I. Containing the tour through the northern provinces Upper Canada, and the Carolinas, with the account of Lower Canada : and a general map -- vol. II. Containing the tour through Virginia, Pennsylvania, the Jerseys, and New-York, a general view of the commerce, politics, and manners of the United States; with two maps and four large tables, 1775-1800.
Subject Terms:
Slavery -- United States -- Early works to 1800. | United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Atlantic States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Canada, Eastern -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Carpenter and Co. -- Bookseller.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1799. | Maps. | Bookseller's advertisements. | Travel literature. | Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Contributors:
Neuman, Henry, active 1798-1799, translator. | Russell, John Charles, 1773-1848, engraver. | Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840, publisher. | Hurst, Thomas, bookseller. | Wallis, John, 1780?-1830, bookseller. | Davison, Thomas, -1831, printer. | Gillet, Thomas, printer. | Jones & Smith, engraver.