Wislizenus, Frederick A.:

$650 · Offered by William Reese Company

DENKSCHRIFT UBER EINE REISE NACH NORD-MEXIKO, VERBUNDEN MIT DER EXPEDITION DES OBERSTEN DONNIPHAN, IN DEN JAHREN 1846 UND 1847. The first German edition, after the English of 1848. Wislizenus travelled to Chihuahua as a private citizen in the summer of 1846, observed Mexican-American War events there, and returned with Doniphan. The map illustrates his route. His narrative contains observations concerning the natural history and botany of the region, as well as immediate events.

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