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Colored facsimile of a manuscript with Mexican hieroglyphics; has an accordion binding.

Sequoyah was a Cherokee who lived in Tennessee in the early 1800's. In 1809 he began to create a system of writing for the Cherokee language. It was a syllabary, or written characters which are used to represent a syllable. He invented 86 characters…

Particularly describing the genius and constitution of the inhabitants, as well Indians as Spaniards (by Monsieur Frezier )

Illustrated with 37 copper-cutts of the coasts ... printed from the author's original plates ... With a postscript by Dr.…

Voyages successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph…

Extending above Four Thousand Miles, between New France and New Mexico; with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants and Animals. Also, the Manners, Customs, and Languages of the several Native Indians; and the Advantage of…

Escrita por Antonio de Herrera, coronista mayor de Su Md. d[e] las Indias y su coronista de Castilla ; en quatro decadas desde el año de 1442 hasta el de [1]531 ..

(Bound with several works which have engraved title pages)

This is a captivity narrative among the Comanche Indians of Ohio.

Giving a particular account of the climate, soil, minerals, animals, vegetables, manufactures, trade, commerce and languages, together with the religion, government, genius, character, manners and customs of the Indians and other inhabitants.…