Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes, to Connect With, the Routes Near the 35th and 32nd Parallels of North Latitude. [House of Representatives, Ex. Doc, No. 91] Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-54, According to Acts of Congress . . Volume V.

Williamson, Lieutenant R. S. , editor

Published by A. O. P. Nicholson, Washington, D. C., 1856

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Covers rubbed, wear at corners. Spine label dulled. Firm at joints and hinges. Foxing and age toning throughout, little to fairly moderate on the fronts of lithographic plates and maps, with heavier foxing on the backs. Botanical plates with moderate to heavy foxing. ; Half leather and marbled paper over boards. Part I: Report 40pp. 12 lithographic plates, and 10 wood engravings Part II: Geological Report by W. P. Blake, Geologist ad Mineralogist to the Expedition, 370pp. ,14 lithographic plates, 4 geologic maps, 9 folding geologic sections, over 100 wood engravings; Part III: Botanical Report by Mr. E. Durand and T. C. Hilgard, M. D. ,15pp. 28 botany plates. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

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• Title: Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes, to Connect With, the Routes Near the 35th and 32nd Parallels of North Latitude. [House of Representatives, Ex. Doc, No. 91] Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-54, According to Acts of Congress . . Volume V.
• Publisher: A. O. P. Nicholson, Washington, D. C.
• Publication Date: 1856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good