12mo. 7pp. publisher's ads at front and 8pp. at end. Wood-engraved additional title, large folding panorama map engraved by John Andrew after Alfred R. Waud on 8 joined sheets (over 7 ft. long), numerous wood-engravings in text. ORIGINAL BLUE PRINTED WRAPPERS, publisher's ads on inside of covers (some splitting to front joint, light soiling and browning); morocco-backed slipcase and chemise. Provenance: Illegible contemporary ownership signature on upper cover; sold, 11 March 1965, Swann Galleries, lot 101.

Third edition, containing the monumental panorama map highlighting nearly 700 miles of gulf and river navigation stretching from Niagara Falls, through Lake Ontario, into the Saint Lawrence River, and out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence connecting the Atlantic Ocean to Quebec’s St. Lawrence canal. RARE: this is the only copy of this work in original wrappers that we trace at auction. Sabin 33938.