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Gebunden. Condizione: New. Klappentextrnrn1845. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843 to 1844. Fremont is the legendary Pathfinder who became a national hero for his trailblazing exp.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 1845. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843 to 1844. Fremont is the legendary Pathfinder who became a national hero for his trailblazing exploits in the Far West. Contents include his reports to The Senate of the United States and the House of Representatives on his expeditions to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and North California. The volume also includes a Catalogue of Plants collected by Fremont during his expedition to the Rocky Mountains.…

Pictorial Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Dust Jacket. No Edition Stated. Bottom rear spine edge has been chewed about 3-1/2", bottom corners of covers have small chips from being chewed, edges of covers rubbed w/small tears, top corners of covers mildly bumped, interior hinges cracking, several stamps inside front cover, little bit of blue pencil markings to text, pages lightly toning, spine toned, several pages have small chips along fore-edge; 3 illustrations by Day & Haghe; map is missing; 324 pages.…

Hardcover. Senate Issue. 691pp. Octavo [23 cm] Rebound in sturdy tan cloth. New endsheets and flyleaves. Good plus. The plates and pages are foxed, and there are sporadic tidemarks of varying sizes on the pages as well. 22 single-sided plates (views, botanical, fossils) and 3 maps (missing the large folding map by Charles Preuss, and the map at p. 247). John Fremont's expeditions of 1842 and 1843-44 were the most spectacular reconnaissance of the American West since Lewis and Clark. Performed under the auspices of the Army Bureau of Topographical Engineers, the expedition's published reports and maps brought a factor of dependability and trustworthiness that would aid American settlement of the West. Fremont's report was the most detailed observations of the western territories at the time. The country covered by the report was previously terra incognito--Brigham Young is said to have used both the report as a guide in bringing the Mormon people West. Utah was then part of Mexico and would first become Deseret and then Utah territory. One of the seminal works for any western or Utah collector. Howes F-372(Senate Issue). Wagner/Camp 115.2.…

Leatherbound. Condizione: Very Good. First British edition. 8vo. Pp. iv, 324. Frontis. etching "American Falls of Lewis Fork" with tissue guard. Illustrated with three additional etchings and a large fold-out engraved map tipped in to the first page inner margin. With Prefatory Notice and Table of Distances. Contemporary re-case in full calf, gilt titles on lettering piece between five raised bands, gilt tooled edges, marbled endpapers and leaf edges. Bookplate of John Waldie on the front pastedown and of Roger K. Larson on the free endpaper. Fold-out map with an expertly repaired long tear from the tipped-in margin. Manuscript ink annotation to the plate "Devil's Gate." Board edges and spine ends minimally rubbed. Else very crisp and bright in a solid binding. The four plates by William Day & Louis Haghe, and the map do not appear in any other edition of this work. "Map of the Western & Middle Portions of North America [.]" was first published in Greenhow's History of Oregon and California in 1845.John Waldie (1781-1862) was the administrator of Hendersyde Park at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. SMITH: 3354. SABIN: 25841, WAGNER-CAMP 115-6; HOWES: F370. Robert Greenhow map (illustratore).…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very Good tooled cloth with reinforced spine, 1845 large foldout map of Rocky mountain rivers in front pocket, two more large foldout maps tipped into text and numerous illustrations and charts of flora and fauna and other data. Interior pages foxed maps are intact and in very good condition, Sewn binding is tight, binding reinforced. …

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The book ''Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California'' by Captain John Charles Fremont is a detailed account of his expedition to explore the western territories of the United States in the mid-19th century. The book is divided into several sections, each of which describes the different stages of the journey.The first section covers the preparations for the expedition, including the selection of the team and the acquisition of supplies and equipment. The second section details the journey from Missouri to the Rocky Mountains, including the challenges faced by the team as they crossed the Great Plains and the difficulties of navigating through the rugged terrain of the Rockies.The third section of the book covers the exploration of the Oregon Territory, including the discovery of several new rivers and the mapping of the region's topography. The fourth section covers the journey to North California, where Fremont and his team explored the Sacramento Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.Throughout the book, Fremont provides detailed descriptions of the flora, fauna, and geology of the regions he explored, as well as the customs and lifestyles of the Native American tribes he encountered. The book also includes numerous illustrations and maps that help to bring the expedition to life.Overall, ''Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California'' is an important historical document that provides a fascinating glimpse into the early exploration of the American West.1845. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843 to 1844. Fremont is the legendary Pathfinder who became a national hero for his trailblazing exploits in the Far West. Contents include his reports to The Senate of the United States and the House of Representatives on his expeditions to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and North California. The volume also includes a Catalogue of Plants collected by Fremont during his expedition to the Rocky Mountains.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California | Captain John Charles Fremont | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2005 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781417907151 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …

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