![[GREAT LAKES]. FITZGERALD, Lionel,Captain, 2nd W. Regt.. Manuscript journal, ca. 1851. 298 leaves, mostly blank versos, negligible spotting to a few leaves only, edge wear and rubbing to covers, otherwise in generally excellent condition. Includes 10 full-page somewhat rough but effective sketches by Fitzgerald of landscapes (Carp Lake, the American Village at Ontongon, La Pointe, Ford du Lac, Columner Trap Isle), Indians (a Chippewa warrior, a village with children playing a ball) and a very detailed cross-section of a copper mine. Numerous smaller sketches within text.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2000/NYE/2000_NYE_08411_0098_000(014342).jpg?w=1)
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[GREAT LAKES]. FITZGERALD, Lionel,Captain, 2nd W. Regt.. Manuscript journal, ca. 1851. 298 leaves, mostly blank versos, negligible spotting to a few leaves only, edge wear and rubbing to covers, otherwise in generally excellent condition. Includes 10 full-page somewhat rough but effective sketches by Fitzgerald of landscapes (Carp Lake, the American Village at Ontongon, La Pointe, Ford du Lac, Columner Trap Isle), Indians (a Chippewa warrior, a village with children playing a ball) and a very detailed cross-section of a copper mine. Numerous smaller sketches within text.
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[GREAT LAKES]. FITZGERALD, Lionel,Captain, 2nd W. Regt.. Manuscript journal, ca. 1851. 298 leaves, mostly blank versos, negligible spotting to a few leaves only, edge wear and rubbing to covers, otherwise in generally excellent condition. Includes 10 full-page somewhat rough but effective sketches by Fitzgerald of landscapes (Carp Lake, the American Village at Ontongon, La Pointe, Ford du Lac, Columner Trap Isle), Indians (a Chippewa warrior, a village with children playing a ball) and a very detailed cross-section of a copper mine. Numerous smaller sketches within text.
Evidently (from the number 145 and the chapter heading "IX" that begins at the top of the first page) a lengthy portion of an even lengthier account, Fitzgerald was associated with the North Western Mining Company of Detroit and apparently involved in some form of geological survey in the Great Lakes region (he describes the "disastrous" loss of his mineral samples during a capsize in the falls). In clear, concise prose he describes the beauty of the region and records the mining of copper by recent settlers and speculates on the Indian ways of mining for the metal. He describes Indian villages, names and such rituals as the "Dog Feast".
Evidently (from the number 145 and the chapter heading "IX" that begins at the top of the first page) a lengthy portion of an even lengthier account, Fitzgerald was associated with the North Western Mining Company of Detroit and apparently involved in some form of geological survey in the Great Lakes region (he describes the "disastrous" loss of his mineral samples during a capsize in the falls). In clear, concise prose he describes the beauty of the region and records the mining of copper by recent settlers and speculates on the Indian ways of mining for the metal. He describes Indian villages, names and such rituals as the "Dog Feast".