Journal of the Voyages & Travels of Corps of Discovery Under the Command of Capt Lewis & Capt Clarke of the Army of the United States
Entry/Object ID
LIB1351
Description
Leather bound printed, published journal of Patrick Gass who served as sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806). Includes six engravings.
Includes reviews dated 1809; appears to be second edition of this publication. Journal was first published in 1807, and was the first published journal from the expedition. In it, Gass coined the term “Corps of Discovery”. The book was first printed and sold by subscription in Pittsburgh at $1.00 per copy. It was later reprinted in England, and translated into French and German.