Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers

United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers

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GLC#
GLC04154
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1853
Author/Creator
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Title
Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
198 p. : 78 plates : map Height: 24 cm, Width: 16 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

By Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Senate Executive Doc. 59 printed by Robert Armstrong, public printer. An important contribution to the knowledge of Arizona topography, Indian ethnology, and fauna of the desert southwest, especially Arizona. Contains a report on natural history and a medical report by S.W. Woodhouse; a report on reptiles by E. Hallowell; a report on fishes by S.F. Baird and Charles Girard; and a report on botany by John Torrey. With 78 plates (1 folding), some tinted, and large folding map. Large folding map: "Reconnaissance of the Zuni, Little Colorado, and Colorado Rivers in 1851..."

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