NMLP P-035986 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-09

Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842

Charles Wilkes · C. Sherman (Philadelphia), printed by authority of Congress · 1844

The true first edition is the 'Official' issue printed by C. Sherman in Philadelphia, dated 1844 on the title page though not distributed by the binder until April-May 1845, in an edition of only 100 copies for congressional and diplomatic distribution; it comprises five text volumes plus a companion folio atlas, catalogued as 'Haskell 1' in the standard bibliography of the expedition's publications

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-035986 for "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842" by Charles Wilkes (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-035986, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).