Weld, Isaac:

$750 · Offered by William Reese Company

VOYAGE AU CANADA, PENDANT LES ANNÉES 1795, 1796 ET 1797, PAR ISAAC WELD, OUVRAGE TRADUIT DE L'ANGLAIS, ET ENRICHI D'UNE CARTE GÉNÉRALE DU PAYS, ET DE ONZE PLANCHES, OFFRANT LES POINTS DE VUE, LES ... The scarce first French translation of Weld's Travels Through the States of North America, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, During the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. The date on the titlepages is given as "8," referring to the eighth year of the new French Republic after the Revolution. Weld, an Irishman, arrived in Philadelphia in late 1795 at the age of nineteen. His observations during two years of travels through eastern North America and Canada, told through a series of letters, comprise one of the most popular narratives of the day. Story wrote that "his account of Canada (letters 21-25) is a clear and sustained description of an area and a way of life that pleased him more than had the United States." The engraved plates are after sketches by the author. The map shows the east coast of America south through North Carolina and west through the Great Lakes region (with an inset map of the Great Lakes area, as well).

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