2 vols. folio.
795. Appendix to ditto. 1748. folio. - The celebrated naturalist, George
Edwards, published an edition of this splendid work, with the appendix, in
Latin and French, in 2 vols. folio. 1764-71.
796. Peter Kalm's Travels in North America, translated by R. Forster. 1772.
2 vols. 8vo. - Chiefly geological and mineralogical; in other respects not
interesting.
797. Adair's History of the American Indians. 1775. 4to. - The speculations
of this writer are abundantly absurd; but there are interspersed some
curious notices of the Indians, collected by the author, while he resided
and traded with them.
798. Travels through Carolina, Georgia, Florida, &c. By W. Bertram. 1792. 2
vols. 8vo. - A most interesting work to lovers of natural history,
especially botany, a study to which Bertram was enthusiastically attached.
There is an account of Mr. Bertram in the American Farmer's Letters.
799. An Account of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay. By Ar. Dobbs.
1744. 12mo.
800. The State of Hudson's Bay. By Ed. Humphraville. 1790. 8vo.
801. Account of Prince of Wales Island, in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. By J.
Stewart. 1808. 8vo. - A good deal of information on the soil, agriculture,
productions, climate, &c.: the zoology imperfect.
802. Hall's Travels in Canada and the United States, 1816-17. 8vo.
802. Howison's Sketches of Upper Canada. 8vo. 1821.
Hall's is a pleasant and lively work, unfolding many of the
peculiarities of the manners, customs, &c., of Canada and the adjacent
parts of the United States. Howison's is the work of an abler man: it is
rich in valuable information to emigrants; and is, moreover, highly
descriptive of scenery and manners. The part relative to the United
States is superficial.
804. Collection des Plusieures Relations du Canada, 1632-1672. 43 vols.
12mo.
805. Charlevoix's Travels in North America, translated from the French.
1772. 2 Vols. 4to. - The physical and moral state of the inhabitants are the
principal objects of this work.
806. Carver's Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, 1766-68.
8vo. - There is much information in this work respecting that part of
America, which has lately attracted so much attention from its vicinity to
the supposed north-west passage; it is in all other respects, except
natural history, an interesting and instructive work.
807. Long's Voyage and Travels of an Indian Interpreter. 1774. 3 vols. 4to.
Volney characterizes this work as exhibiting a most faithful picture of the
life and manners of the Indians and Canadian traders.
808. Weld's Travels through North America, 1795-7. 2 vols. 8vo. - Travels in
the United States derive their interest and value from a variety of
sources: the inhabitants of these states under their government, and the
peculiar circumstances in which they are placed, must be a subject of deep
attention and study to the moralist, the philosopher, the politician, and
the political economist, while the country itself presents to the
naturalist many and various sources of information and acquisitions to his
knowledge.
