Travels in North America, in the years 1827 and 1828. By Captain Basil Hall, R.N. F.R.S. In three volumes.

Captain Basil Hall

RA Collection: Book

Record number

14/3136

Author

Edition

Third edition.

Imprint

Edinburgh ; London: Printed for Robert Cadell ; Simpkin and Marshall, 1830.

Physical Description

3 volumes : folded steel-engraved map (v. 1) ; folded letterpress table (v. 3), 20 cm.

General Note

Volumes 1 and 2 printed by Andrew Shortreed, Thistle Lane, Edinburgh. Volume 3 printed by John Stark, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh.

Responsibility Note

The folding, hand-coloured map in volume I shows the route of the author's travels through the eastern seaboard states of North America and Canada in 1827-28. It is signed as 'Engraved on Steel by W. H. Lizars'.

Provenance

Presented by the author as part of a collection of his works in 15 volumes accepted at a meeting of the RA Council on 20 December 1834 (RA Council Minutes, VIII, 112).

Binding Note

Publisher's half calf, brown moiré cloth-covered boards, maroon morocco spine labels lettered 'HALL'S / NORTH / AMERICA/ VOL. I. (- III.)'

Subject

Canada, Description and travel.
United States, Description and travel.
United States, Travel and description
Canada, Travel and description
North America, Travel and description
Voyages and travels, Anecdotes

Contributors

William Home Lizars, engraver
Robert Cadell, publisher/bookseller
Andrew Shortreed, printer
John J Stark, printer
Simpkin and Marshall (London), printer