An expedition to the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah :
including a description of its geography, natural history, and minerals, and an analysis of its waters; with an authentic account of the Mormon settlement. Illustrated by ... plates, from drawings taken on the spot. Also, a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains. And two large and accurate maps of that region. /
By Howard Stansbury ...
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| Language: | English |
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London : Philadelphia :
S. Low, Son, and Co. ;
1852.
Lippincott, Grambo, and Co., |
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| Notes: | Report submitted to the U.S. Bureau of topographical engineers. Also published, Philadelphia, 1852, and Washington, 1853, as Senate executive document no. 3, 32d Congress, special session, March, 1851, under title: Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt lake of Utah ... "Appendix C. Zoology. Quadrupeds and birds, by Prof. Spencer F. Baird. Reptiles, by Prof. Baird and Chas. Girard. Insects, by Prof. Haldeman": p. [305]-379. "Appendix D. Botany. Catalogue of plants collected by the expedition. By Professor John Torrey": p. [381]-397. "Appendix E. Letter from Professor James Hall ... containing observations on the geology and palaeontology of the country traversed by the expedition": p. [399]-414. The maps are bd. separately. Library has maps only. Physical description: 487 p., 56 pl. (part fold.) : ill., fold. ill. ; 24 cm. more |
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