Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Pass in the Sierra Nevada of California
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Author:
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Fremont John Charles, 1813-1890
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Date:
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1845
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Short Title:
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Pass in the Sierra Nevada of California
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Publisher:
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Gale and Seaton, Printers
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Publisher Location:
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Washington
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Type:
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Book Map
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Obj Height cm:
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23
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Obj Width cm:
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58
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Scale 1:
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190,080
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Note:
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Lithograph map. Published by E. Weber & Co.
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State/Province:
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U.S. West
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State/Province:
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California
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State/Province:
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Nevada
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Subject:
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Exploration
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Full Title:
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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.
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List No:
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13406.021
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Page No:
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p. 234a
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Series No:
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21
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Engraver or Printer:
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Torrey, John
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Engraver or Printer:
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Hall James
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Publication Author:
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Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
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Pub Date:
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1845
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Pub Title:
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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.
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Pub Note:
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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.
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Pub List No:
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13406.000
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Pub Type:
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Exploration Book
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Pub Maps:
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26
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Pub Height cm:
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34
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Pub Width cm:
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15
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Image No:
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13406021.jp2
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Authors:
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Fremont John Charles, 1813-1890
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