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Corporate Author United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.

Title Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains [microform] / by Howard Stansbury, Captain, Corps Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army ...

Imprint Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo, 1852.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Basement Library of American Civilization Microfiche Cabinets  LAC 13340.    ---  Available
Description 487 p., 56 plates : fold. map ; 24 cm. + atlas of 2 fold. maps.
Series Executive document / [United States. 32nd Congress] Special session, March 1851 ; no. 3
Library of American civilization ; LAC 13340.
Note Report submitted to the U.S. Bureau of topographical engineers.
Published also, London and Philadelphia, 1852, under title: An expedition to the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah ...
"Appendix C. Zoology. Quadrupeds and birds, by Prof. Spencer F. Baird. Reptiles, by Prof. Baird and Chas. Girard. Insects, by Prof. Haldemann": p. [305]-379.
"Appendix D. Botany. Catalogue of plants collected by the expedition. By Professor John Torrey": p. [381]-397.
"Appendix E. Letter from Professor James Hall ... containing observations on the geology and palaeontology of the country traversed by the expedition": p. [399]-414.
Master microform held by: LrI.
Reproduction Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 13340).
Subject Natural history -- Utah.
Great Salt Lake.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
United States -- Exploring expeditions.
Added Author Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887.
Girard, Charles Frederic, 1822-1895.
Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880.
Torrey, John, 1796-1873.
Hall, James, 1811-1898.

 
    
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