Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

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Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Creator: United States. War Department
Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878.
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887.
Published / Created: 1855-60.
Publication Place: Washington
Publisher: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer [etc.]
Description: BEIN Zc10 +855unc: Another issue. Senate ex. doc. 78.
Vols. I-XI were issued in the Congressional series of U.S. public documents as 33d Cong., 2d sess. House ex. doc. 91, and also as Senate ex. doc. 78. Vol. XI was issued also (1861) as 36th Cong., 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. [no number]
Supplement to vol. I (the material of which was published also in vol. XII, book I and book II) was issued in at least three forms: Supplement to vol. I, 1859, W.A. Harris, printer, as 35th Cong., 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. 46--Vol. XII, book I-II, 1860, T.H. Ford, printer, as 36th Cong., 1st sess. House ex. doc. 56, and Senate ex. doc. [no number]
The reports of the Pacific Railroad surveys were prepared under the direct supervision of the Engineer Department. The volumes dealing with the soil, climate, geology, botany and zoology of the regions surveyed were edited and revised by Professors Henry and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. cf. Ingersoll, Hist. of the War Department. 1879, p. 292-293.
Extent: 12 v. in 13. 30 x 24 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Zc10 +855unc
Container / Volume: 5

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Material: plates (part col., part fold.) maps (part fold.)
Subject (Geographic): West (U.S.)
United States
Subject (Topic): Pacific railroads
Explorations and surveys
Description and travel
Exploring expeditions
Natural history
Indians of North America
Birds
Geology
Paleontology
Subjects: Pacific railroads > Explorations and surveys
West (U.S.) > Description and travel
United States > Exploring expeditions
Natural history > West (U.S.)
Indians of North America > West (U.S.)
Birds > West (U.S.)
Geology > West (U.S.)
Paleontology > West (U.S.)

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Identifiers

Catalog Record: 9914983543408651
Object ID (OID): 2015568