Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah, including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky mountains

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Title
Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah, including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky mountains
Alternative Title
Stansbury's expedition to the Great Salt Lake
Creator
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Contributor
Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863.
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887.
Girard, Charles, 1822-1895.
Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880.
Torrey, John, 1796-1873.
Hall, James, 1811-1898.
Published / Created
1852.
Publication Place
Philadelphia
Publisher
Lippincott, Grambo & co.
Description
BEIN Zc58 852uo Copy 2: Imperfect: portfolio with maps wanting.
GEO QE169 U53A: Portfolio.
BEIN Zc58 852uo Copy 3: Bookplate of John Kern. From the Edward Meyer Kern and Richard H. Kern papers. Maps (one, in two parts, "Map of a Reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah," call number: Broadsides Folio 2000 33; the other, "Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the Territory of Utah," call number: Broadsides Folio 2000 34) unfolded and housed separately from portfolio.
Two maps (one in two parts) housed in separate portfolio with cover title: Maps, Stansbury expedition.
Published also, London and Philadelphia, 1852, under title: An expedition to 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. Haldemann" :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 palæontology of the country traversed by the expedition":. p. [399]-414.
Extent
487 p. 24 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Zc58 852uo 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Material
front., plates (part fold.) fold. map. and portfolio with 2 fold. maps.
Subject (Geographic)
Utah.
Great Salt Lake (Utah)
West (U.S.)
United States
Subject (Topic)
Natural history
Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Subjects
Natural history > Utah
Great Salt Lake (Utah)
West (U.S.) > Description and travel
United States > Discovery and exploration
Abert, James William, 1820-1897 > Presentation inscription to J.K. Paulding (BEIN Zc58 852uo copy 1)
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860 > Presentation copy from J.W. Abert (BEIN Zc58 852uo copy 2)
Kern, John > Bookplate
Kern, Edward Meyer, 1823-1863 > Ownership
Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853 > Ownership

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Catalog Record
29454
Object ID (OID)
2000678

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