NMLP P-035990 · Book-club / reprint tell · 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

Numerous later printings followed the 1845 'imperial octavo' stereotype setting, including two London editions in 1845, further Philadelphia printings in 1849, and further editions through 1858 and beyond; neither an 1844 title-page date nor Sherman's imprint alone guarantees a true first, since only the 100-copy Official issue and the rarer 150-copy unofficial issue derive from the original 1844 setting of type.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Book-club / reprint tell NMLP P-035990 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-035990, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).