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United States Exploring Expedition : by authority of Congress.

Title
  1. United States Exploring Expedition : by authority of Congress.
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  1. Philadelphia : Printed by C. Sherman, 1844-1874.
Author
  1. United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

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Additional authors
  1. Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895
  2. Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
Description
  1. 20 v. : ill., (some col.), maps, charts (some col.), music; 33 cm. +
Subject
  1. Oceania > Discovery and exploration
  2. Antarctica > Discovery and exploration
  3. United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
  4. Scientific expeditions
  5. Oregon > Description and travel
Contents
  1. v.1-5.Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition/ by Charles Wilkes. (+ Atlas of 5 charts)--v.6.Ethnography and philology / by Horatio Hale--v.7.Zoophytes / by James D. Dana (+ Atlas of 61 plates)--v. 8.Mammology and ornithology / by John Cassin. (+ Atlas of 42 plates, 1858)--v.9.Races of man / by Charles Pickering--v.10.Mollusca & shells/ by James D. Dana (+ Atlas of 29 plates)--v.11.Meteorology / by Charles Wilkes--v.12.Mollusca & shells / by Augustus A. Gould. (+ Atlas 16 p., 52 plates, 1856) -- v.13-14.Crustacea, pt.1-2. (+ Atlas of 96 plates, 1855)--v.15.Botany, part 1 / by Asa Gray (+ Atlas of 100 plates) v.16.Botany / by William D. Brackenridge (+ Atlas of 46 plates)--v.17.Botany / ed. by Asa Gray--v.18. [Unpublished]--v.19. [no official issue] Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering--v.20.Herpetology / [by Charles Girard] (+ atlas of 23 plates)--v.21.[Unpublished]--v.22. [Unpublished]--v.23.Hydrography / by C. Wilkes (+ Atlas of 106 charts in 2v.)--v.24.[Unpublished]
Call number
  1. PQH+ (United States. Navy Department. United States exploring expedition)
Note
  1. Publication never completed. Five vols. are unpublished; v.18.Botany / by Asa Gray; v.19. Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v.21-22.Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v.24.Physics / by Charles Wilkes. Vol.19, pt.2, p.1-524 was printed, left in sheets, and later cut, bound and issued by the Library of Congress.
  2. Pub. under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842.
  3. V. 1-5 entitled: Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 / by Charles Wilkes, in five volumes, and an atlas (v. 1-5 and atlas).
  4. V. 6-23 entitled: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.
  5. Edition of 100 copies.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Ferguson
  2. Haskell, Daniel C. The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and its publications 1844-1874 : a bibliography
Conference
  1. United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Title
  1. United States Exploring Expedition : by authority of Congress.
Imprint
  1. Philadelphia : Printed by C. Sherman, 1844-1874.
Indexed in:
  1. Ferguson, 3954
  2. Haskell, Daniel C. The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and its publications 1844-1874 : a bibliography
Added author
  1. Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895.
  2. Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition.
Research call number
  1. PQH+ (United States. Navy Department. United States exploring expedition)
  2. PQH+++ (United States. Navy Department. United States exploring expedition) Library has: Atlases.
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