In the preparation of this, and of the preceding volumes, of Travels in the South of Europe, in South America, and in Africa; as well as in the Biographical Conversations on Celebrated Voyagers and Travellers, it has been the design of the author, by a detail of anecdotes of extraordinary adventures, connected by illustrative remarks and observations, to allure young persons to a study of geography, and to the attainment of a knowledge of the character, habits, customs, and productions of foreign nations. The whole is supposed to be related in a series of daily instructions, from a parent to his children.
in this Volume.
Plate Page
Vignette, Rock Bridge 102
1. Washington (Frontispiece) 85 Pyramid of Cholula, near Mexico 257 New York 13
2. Philadelphia, Second Street 46 Philadelphia, United States Bank 48 Philadelphia, High Street 46
3. Quebec 268 Cataract of Niagara 37 Montreal 276
The Binder is requested to place the Frontispiece opposite to the Title, and the above Explanation, with the other Plates, together, after the Table of Contents.
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PHILADELPHIA, SECOND STREET.
UNITED STATES BANK.
PHILADELPHIA, HIGH STREET.]
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QUEBEC.
CATARACT OF NIAGARA.
MONTREAL.]
TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA,
FROM
MODERN WRITERS.
First Day's Instruction.
NORTH AMERICA.
This division of the great western continent is more than five thousand miles in length; and, in some latitudes, is four thous
