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- Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains / by Howard Stansbury, captain, Corps Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army
Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains / by Howard Stansbury, captain, Corps Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army
Object Details
- Notes
- Printed by order of House of Representatives of the United States.
- 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. Haldeman": pages [305]-379.
- "Appendix D. Botany. Catalogue of plants collected by the expedition. By Prof. John Torrey": pages [381]-397.
- "Appendix E. Letter from Professor James Hall ... containing observations on the geology and palæontology of the country traversed by the expedition": pages [399]-414.
- Report submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Topographical Engineers.
- Plates signed Ackerman Lith.
- SCNHRB copy (39088016462004, 39088016462046) imperfect: with only 50 leaves of plates.
- SCNHRB copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution, gift of Harry Lubrecht.
- SCNHRB copy has pencilled inscription on original front free endpaper: Presented to J.A. Deby by A.A. Myer.
- SCNHRB copy bound in red library buckram, title in gilt within black leather spine label. Atlas in original brown publisher's cloth binding, blind-embossed decoration and title in gilt on front cover; housed in an archival box.
- Contents
- Appendix A: Table of distances measured along the route travelled by the expedition in 1849 -- Appendix B: Latitudes and longitudes of the principal triangulation stations ; tabulation of the triangles developed in the survey of the Great Salt Lake ; and, Table of geographical positions -- Appendix C: Zoology: Quadrupeds and birds, by Prof. Spencer F. Baird ; Reptiles, by Prof. Baird and Chas. Girard ; Insects, by Prof. Haldemann -- Appendix D: Botany: Catalogue of plants collected by the expedition / by John Torrey -- Appendix E: Letter from Professor James Hall ... containing observations on the geology and palæontology of the country traversed by the expedition and notes upon some of the fossils collected on the route -- Appendix F: Letter from L.D. Gale with a chemical analysis of th water of the Great Salt Lake and other mineral waters an saline substances, collected during the journey
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Date
- 1853
- 1852
- Call number
- F826 .S792 1853
- F826.U51 1853
- Author
- Stansbury, Howard 1806-1863
- Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
- Girard, Charles 1822-1895
- Haldeman, Samuel Stehman 1812-1880
- Torrey, John 1796-1873
- Hall, James 1811-1898
- lithographer
- Ackerman, James 1815 or 1816-1864
- donor
- Lubrecht, Harry 1908-1997 DSI
- Author
- United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers
- Type
- Books
- Physical description
- 495 pages, leaves of plates (some folded): illustrations (lithographs), map ; 23 cm + 1 atlas (2 folded maps ; 24 cm)
- Place
- Utah
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)
- West (U.S.)
- United States
- Title
- Survey of Salt Lake of Utah DSI
- Maps, Stansbury's Report DSI
- Topic
- Natural history
- Discoveries in geography--American
- Mormons
- Discovery and exploration
- Maps
- Description and travel
- Record ID
- siris_sil_113747
- Usage
- CC0
