Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean
Subtitle: by Captain David Porter, in the United States frigate Essex, in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814. : Containing descriptions of the Cape de Verd Islands, coasts of Brazil, Patagonia, Chili, and Peru, and of the Gallapagos Islands; also, a full account of the Washington groupe of islands, the manners, customs, and dress of the inhabitants, &c. &c. : Illustrated with fourteen engravings. : In two volumes. Vol. I[-II]
Contributors: Inskeep, A. H. (Abraham Hulings), 1780-1857, publisher; Greenleaf, Oliver Cromwell, 1777?-1843, bookseller; Maxwell, James, 1783 or 1784-1845, printer; Palmer, George, -1817, printer; Wood, Joseph, approximately 1778-1830, illustrator; Porter, David, 1780-1843, illustrator; Adams, D. P. (David Phineas), -1823, illustrator; Edwin, David, 1776-1841, engraver; Kneass, William, 1780-1840, engraver; Strickland, William, 1787-1854, engraver; Bradford, Samuel F. (Samuel Fisher), 1776-1837, publisher; Sitgreaves, Samuel, 1764-1827, former owner; Bradford and Inskeep; William Essex and Son
Publisher: published by Bradford and Inskeep; and Abraham H. Inskeep, New-York; and for sale by O.C. Greenleaf, Boston; and William Essex and Son, Lexington, Ken. G. Palmer, printer.
Published: 1815
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Description and travel; Portraits; Travel; Naval operations; Essex (Frigate); History
Other titles: Journal of a cruize made to the Pacific Ocean; Porter's journal
Notes: Frontispiece portrait of David Porter by Wood engraved by Edwin; map by Porter engraved by Kneass; plates by D. Adams, Porter, and W. Strickland engraved by Kneass and W. Strickland.

Copyright Dec. 24, 1814, by Bradford and Inskeep.

Volume 2 with imprint: published by Bradford and Inskeep; and Abraham H. Inskeep, New-York; and for sale by O.C. Greenleaf, Boston; and William Essex and Son, Lexington, Ken. J. Maxwell, printer. 1815.

Volume 1: vi, [2], 263, [1] pages, [2] leaves of plates; volume 2: [2], 169, [1] pages, [12] leaves of plates (1 folded). The last page is blank in both volume 1 and 2.

Error in paging: volume 2, pages 35, 50 misnumbered 53, 40.

"Bradford and Inskeep have just published in the United States and England: ..."--p. [4] of cover.

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 64218

Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 35674

Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 35032

University of California, San Diego. Hill collection of Pacific voyages, 1371

Wright Howes, the final edition of U.S.iana, P484

SCNHRB copy 39088018147231 is imperfect: most of the folded map ("Chart of the Washington islands," in volume 2, between pages 10 and 11) has been torn away. A photocopy of the map made from a different copy (not in the collections of the Smithsonian Libraries) is laid in, housed in an archival envelope. All of the other plates were present at the time of cataloging (October 2015).

SCNHRB copy has the autograph of a former owner in ink on the title page: S. Sitgreaves.

SCNHRB copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Dr. Storrs L. Olson.

SCNHRB copy has a modern half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, raised bands, gilt- and blind-tooled spine, and beige endpapers.