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An expedition to the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah: including a description of its geography, natural history, and minerals, and an analysis of its waters; with an authentic account of the Mormon settlement ... Also, a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky mountains. And two large and accurate maps of that region.

Title: An expedition to the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah: including a description of its geography, natural history, and minerals, and an analysis of its waters; with an authentic account of the Mormon settlement ... Also, a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky mountains. And two large and accurate maps of that region. By Howard Stansbury, captain, Corps topographical engineers, United States Army.
Publication: Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo, and co., 1855.

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487 p. front., plates (part fold.) fold. map. and atlas of 2 fold. maps.; 25 cm.

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L.C. copy incomplete: Atlas wanting.
Published also Philadelphia 1852, and Washington, 1853, as Senate ex. doc. no. 3, 32d Congress, special session, March, 1851, under title: Exploration and survey of 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 palæontology of the country traversed by the expedition":p. [399]]-414.

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3-PSW (United States. Engineer Bureau. Expedition to the valley of the Great Salt Lake. 1855)

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01027532

OCLC

17757159

Title

An expedition to the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah: including a description of its geography, natural history, and minerals, and an analysis of its waters; with an authentic account of the Mormon settlement ... Also, a reconnoissance of a new route through the Rocky mountains. And two large and accurate maps of that region. By Howard Stansbury, captain, Corps topographical engineers, United States Army.

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Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo, and co., 1855.

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Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863.

Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887.

Girard, Charles Fréderic, 1882-1895.

Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880.

Torrey, John, 1796-1873.

Hall, James, 1811-1898.

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3-PSW (United States. Engineer Bureau. Expedition to the valley of the Great Salt Lake. 1855)

ZZMF (United States Engineer Bureau. Expedition to the valley of the Great Salt Lake. 1855)

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