NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 1807

• Lewis and Clark expedition - Pacific

The back page has a very lengthy: "Proposals...For Publishing LEWIS and CLARK'S Tour to the Pacific Ocean, through the Interior of the Continent of North America..." noting the details that will be in "Volume First" as well as "Volume Second". And this is followed by another descriptive notice headed: "Lewis & Clark's Map of North America..." with many details. All this takes an entire column.
All of the front page is taken up with: "Trial of Aaron Burr" with considerable detail.
Four pages, very nice condition.

Background: This August 26, 1807 issue of the National Intelligencer represents an exceptionally rare and historically pivotal artifact, capturing the fragile optimistic window right after the Corps of Discovery returned to St. Louis when Meriwether Lewis was actively seeking subscribers for the official journals. Taking up an entire column on the back page, the issue details C. and A. Conrad's proposals for a ambitious three-volume set detailing the narrative, geography, and scientific discoveries of the voyage, alongside a standalone notice for William Clark’s massive, groundbreaking wall map measuring nearly six by four feet. What makes this specific original printing so exceptionally rare and poignant is that it describes a original, grand publication scheme that never actually came to fruition in this form; following Lewis's tragic death in 1809 and the publisher's subsequent bankruptcy, the official narrative was severely delayed and rewritten, ultimately not reaching the public until 1814 under Nicholas Biddle's editorship, while the grand separate map and dedicated scientific volume were canceled entirely.

Note: recent auction sales of this identical title and Lewis & Clark content have sold for $1912 and $2000 each.