DE ROOS, [John] F[rederick] Fitzgerald [1804-61]. Personal Narrative Of Travels In The United States And Canada In 1826 With Remarks On The Present State Of The American Navy. 8vo. pp. xii, 207. 14 plates (12 lithographed plates - 1 folding & 2 plans). complete with half-title. Uncut & unopened in original bds., rebacked (library stamp on title & half-title, offsetting on title). London: William Harrison Ainsworth, 1827.
Second Edition. The author visited the shipyards of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York before travelling to Niagara Falls. He offers interesting commentary on the subjects of shipbuilding, the conduct of maritime affairs and the American Navy. De Roos concluded his journey with a short tour across the Great Lakes into Canada and a hazardous boat trip down the rapids to Montreal and Quebec. The plates include views of Quebec (folding frontis.), Halifax, Montreal, the Falls of Montmorency near Quebec, the River Niagara and Niagara Falls, &c.
Sabin 19677. Howes D-268. TPL 1392. cfGagnon I 1104. cfLande 1724. cfDionne II 1033.