A broadside depicting "THE WONDERFUL MAMMOTH CAVE IN KENTUCKY." Printed on one side, measuring 15 x 11 inches, it features a map of the cave system and an engraving of a mummy discovered within. The text provides commentary by Nahum Ward, describing his visit to the cave at the invitation of Charles Wilkins of Wilkins and Gratz, owners who mined the cave for saltpeter. Printed in Liverpool, U.K., by E. Smith, circa 1820. The broadside notes that the map and mummy image were copied from an American engraving dated 1817.
Subject: Travel Narratives
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This is the third edition of S. N. Carvalho's book, *Incidents of Travel and Adventure in the Far West, with Col. Fremont's Last Expedition*, published in 1860. The book recounts travels and adventures in the American West, including details of Colonel John C. Frémont's last expedition. The book contains 130 pages and is hardbound.
A three and a half page letter (7.5" x 12") written on August 10, 1829, by Henry Hays (1809-1874) to his sister Sarah Ann Hays (1805-1894), care of Dr. Isaac Hays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter details a steamboat trip to Saratoga Springs aboard the Pennsylvania, includes a poem by the author, and mentions encounters with Mr. and Mrs. Moses Myer in New York City and Mr. David Hoffman. The letter is described as deeply personal and touching. Sarah Ann Hays later married Major Alfred Mordecai in 1836; she was the niece of Rebecca Gratz.