NMLP P-035987 · 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

Because Wilkes, unlike the expedition's other report authors, held personal copyright in his text, he arranged for Lea & Blanchard of Philadelphia to issue an 'unofficial' issue from Sherman's original sheets, limited to 150 copies, also in 1845 (Haskell 2A)

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-035987 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-035987, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).