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| Title | Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers. By W.H. Emory, brevet major, Corps Topographical Engineers. Made in 1846-7 |
| Author | Emory, W. H. Brevet Major |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Publisher | Washington, Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printers |
| Publisher Year | 1848 |
| Condition | Good |
| Description | Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers. By W.H. Emory, brevet major, Corps Topographical Engineers. Made in 1846-7, with the advanced guard of the “Army of the West.” 416 p. plates. 23 cm.. Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 30th Congress, 1st session, no. 7. Zamorano 33; Cowan II , 195; Howell: 50:76; Howes, E 145; Wagner/Camp/Becker, IV 148:1. 43 plates lacks only the fold-out map in the rear pocket. In original binding. Page 88 and one plate loose, but present. Spine label chipped. Book complete except the fold out map in the rear pocket which is often missing. Several plates old dampstain to margins. A good copy only. Contains the: “Single-sheet sketch maps of the battles of San Pasqual (108), Rio San Gabriel (118) and Los Angeles (120) accompanied a textual description.” Mapping Movement in American History and Culture |
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