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A WESTERN AMERICANA CORNERSTONE FREMONT, JOHN C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North

A WESTERN AMERICANA CORNERSTONE FREMONT, JOHN C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44. 5 maps (including the large folding Preuss map in the rear pocket), 22 plates. 8vo, publisher's cloth, minor spotting and wear; some foxing, the Preuss map with the usual minor separations at intersections else in very good condition. Washington, 1845

  • Notes: first edition, senate issue with the additional scientific data. Fremont's report and Preuss's monumental map would have great affect on western migration, particularly during the Gold Rush. Howes F370; Graff 1436; Wagner-Camp 115:1; Wheat, Mapping the Transmissippi West 497; Zamorano Eighty 39.

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