Carver - Map of Captain Carver's Travels in North America with the Great Lake, Mississippi River

Carver - Map of Captain Carver's Travels in North America with the Great Lake, Mississippi River
This historic engraving is from Jonathan Carver's Reize door de binnenlanden van Noord-Amerika or Travel through the interior of North America. This is the first Dutch edition of the work translated by J. D. Pasteur. It was was published in Leyden by A. & J. Honkoop in 1796.

"(...) His Travels only appeared in 1778, but then quickly went through 23 editions and became one of the most popular travel works about North America. In addition to the description of the trip, the work contains rich observations about customs and... Customs, religion and language of the Indians. The name 'Oregon' is also found for the first time as a name for the 'Great West River, ' which 'near the Anian Street in the Pacific flows into it.'" (Henze 518)

Jonathan Carver (1710-1780) was an English-American colonial captain. He was wounded in the massacre at For William Henry in 1757. Carver helped lead the way for future western exploration in America going father than any other English explorer before the Revolution. (Howes) "In 1766 Carver was employed ... to explore to the west of the Great Lake in an attempt to contact the Sioux Indians. ... After wintering with the Indians on the Ste Croix River, Carver set out to return to Mackinac, but at the mouth of the Wisconsin met Captain James Tute, in command of a party send out to explore a route to the Pacific Ocean." (Howgego)


Paper Size: ~ 14 1/2" by 15 1/2" (Fold Out)

The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There is some absent right margin due to the fold out nature of the plate and binding process. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.