Three holograph notebooks containing diary entries relating to travel; barometrical recordings; and observations on the languages and customs of the Indians and the flora and fauna of Washington Territory and the Pacific Northwest written while Gibbs...
Description:
George Gibbs, a New York lawyer, joined the Regiment of Mounted Rifles in 1849, went to Fort Vancouver, Washington, and remained in the Pacific Northwest for the next eleven years. During that time he held a number of positions, including that of an ...
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest, Pacific, Northwest, Pacific., and Washington (State)
Subject (Name):
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873. and Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869.
Subject (Topic):
Pacific railroads, Explorations and surveys, Description and travel, Indians of North America, Languages, Social life and customs, Natural history, and Surveyors
The work documents the travels of Maximilian Prinz zu Wied and Karl Bodmer, primarily in the Missouri River Valley, 1832-1834, with descriptions and depictions of the Indigenous people of the region, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, Assiniboine, Dakota,...
Alternative Title:
Title of volume 3, on printed wrappers
Description:
BEIN ZZc20 839wi copy 1: Plates are colored.
Publisher:
Bei J. Hoelscher and Gedruckt bei Dubois und Werle
Subject (Geographic):
United States, Missouri River Valey, Great Plains., Missouri River Valley., and United States.
Subject (Topic):
Description and travel, Mandan Indians, Hidatsa Indians, Assiniboine Indians, Dakota Indians, Cree Indians, Indians of North America, Languages, and Natural history
