Description: Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, 1852Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains. Stansbury, Howard. Philadelphia. Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1852. Senate Edition (Special Session March 1851, Executive No. 3). First/Senate edition. in 1849 Stansbury was selected to lead an expedition to the Great Salt lake to survey and map the lake, evaluate roads for overland travelers, and report on teh ability of the community of Salt Lake City to provide for overland travelers. An important scientific and surveying expedition. Some Mormon material and material on American Indians. All plates and one folding map present (collated) -- although some plates out of order and/or mislabeled. 58 in all, two folding illustrations. Includes sections and plates on reptiles, insects, plants and paleontology. The book was originally issued with a separate volume that had two folding maps in it, but this companion volume is no longer present. Hardcover, debossed detailing on the front, filt titles on the spine. 487 pages. Overall, good condition, light wear to cover, splits to cover cloth at spine, light fading to cover at bottom left, some light foxing of illustrations, mostly around edges and on folds of folding illustrations. Firmly bound. Unusual to find all the plates present.
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Binding: Hardcover
Origin: United States
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Stansbury
Publisher: Lippincott
Topic: Utah
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1852
Original/Facsimile: Original
