COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Fremont John Charles, 1813-1890
Date:
1845
Short Title:
Pass in the Sierra Nevada of California
Publisher:
Gale and Seaton, Printers
Publisher Location:
Washington
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
23
Obj Width cm:
58
Scale 1:
190,080
Note:
Lithograph map. Published by E. Weber & Co.
State/Province:
U.S. West
State/Province:
California
State/Province:
Nevada
Subject:
Exploration
Full Title:
Pass in the Sierra Nevada of California. Lith. by E. Weber & Co. Baltimore. (to accompany) Report of The Exploring Expedition to The Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon & North California In The Years 1843-44. By Brevet Capt. J. C. Fremont ... Washington : Gales and Seaton, Printers. 1845.
List No:
13406.021
Page No:
p. 234a
Series No:
21
Engraver or Printer:
Torrey, John
Engraver or Printer:
Hall James
Publication Author:
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Pub Date:
1845
Pub Title:
Report of The Exploring Expedition to The Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon & North California In The Years 1843-44. By Brevet Capt. J. C. Fremont Of The Corps Of Topographical Engineers Under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief Of The Topographical Bureau. Printed by order of the Senate of the United States. Washington : Gales and Seaton, Printers. 1845.
Pub Note:
1st. edition of John Charles Report of the first and second exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842 and to Oregon and north California, along the Oregon Trail, and through Nevada in the years 1843-44. Published by Gales and Seaton, Washington, D.C.,1845. This work is one of the monumental works of western exploration. Issued iby both House of Representatives and Senate (this copy the Senate issue), it provided details of terrain and landmarks that had never been reported on through the mid 1800s. In 693 pages of descriptive text on: Travel; Catalogue of Plants; Nature of the geological formations; Descriptions of organic remains; Astronomical observations; Meteorological observations, made during the expedition, by John Charles Fremont, John Torrey and James Hall. 22 lithograph views of mountains, Pyramid Lake in Nevada, Columbia River Gorge views, waterfalls, the Sierra Nevada, the Great Salt Lake, etc., and 4 maps of the route, including Map Of An Exploring Expedition To The Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, Oregon & North California In The Years 1843-44. Maps and views engraved by E. Weber & Co. Baltimore. Bound in original publisher's brown cloth, with blind-stamped decorative ruled edges, with title “Fremont’s first & second expeditions 1842-3-4.” In gilt on spine.
Pub List No:
13406.000
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Pub Maps:
26
Pub Height cm:
34
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
13406021.jp2
Authors:
Fremont John Charles, 1813-1890
