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Book/Printed Material The discovery of the ancient city of Norumbega : a communication to the president and council of the American Geographical Society at their special session in Watertown, November 21, 1889

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Title

  • The discovery of the ancient city of Norumbega : a communication to the president and council of the American Geographical Society at their special session in Watertown, November 21, 1889

Names

  • Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893
  • Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
  • Clement, E. H. (Edward Henry), 1843-1920
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Cambridge : [E. Horsford?, 1890]

Headings

  • -  Norumbega (Legendary place)
  • -  Norumbega (Legendary place)--Poetry
  • -  America--Discovery and exploration--Norse

Genre

  • Authors' presentation copies (Provenance)--DLC

Notes

  • -  "Privately printed."
  • -  "Two hundred and fifty copies printed, none of which are for sale"--T.p. verso.
  • -  "Norumbega [poem] By John G. Whittier": p. [47]-50; "Vinland [poem] By E.H. Clement": p. [51]-63.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC tnb 2021-08-24 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC snh 2019-04-16 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 63 p., [20] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, plans, port. ; 31 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E105 .H822
  • E105 .H822 Copy 2 Gift: Edith H. Gregory, 11-10-39; Received: Rare Book 12-29-41.
  • E105 .H822 Copy 3 No. 104, with author's presentation inscription to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 18007672

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Horsford, Eben Norton, John Greenleaf Whittier, E. H Clement, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection. The discovery of the ancient city of Norumbega: a communication to the president and council of the American Geographical Society at their special session in Watertown. [Cambridge: E. Horsford?, 1890] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18007672/.

APA citation style:

Horsford, E. N., Whittier, J. G., Clement, E. H. & Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection. (1890) The discovery of the ancient city of Norumbega: a communication to the president and council of the American Geographical Society at their special session in Watertown. [Cambridge: E. Horsford?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18007672/.

MLA citation style:

Horsford, Eben Norton, et al. The discovery of the ancient city of Norumbega: a communication to the president and council of the American Geographical Society at their special session in Watertown. [Cambridge: E. Horsford?, 1890] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/18007672/>.