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Reynolds, J. N. ADDRESS, ON THE SUBJECT OF A SUR

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Reynolds, J. N.  ADDRESS, ON THE SUBJECT OF A SUR
Reynolds, J. N. ADDRESS, ON THE SUBJECT OF A SURVEYING AND EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SOUTH SEAS. DELIVERED IN THE HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 3, 1836 ....... WITH CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS. New York: Harper & Bros 1836 300pp. Recently bound in half imitation morocco. Scattered foxing, generally very good.

Rosove 351-2.A1; Haskell 203; Hill II, p.553. Not in Spence. Reyonlds, with Edmund Fanning, was one of the principal advocates of an officail U.S. exploring expedition to the Antarctic and Pacific regions, and was a tireless promoter & writer on what was to become the Wilkes Expedition.