Macomb Alex (5 results)
Published by US Congress, Washington, DC 1826
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, U.S.A.Vashon Island Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo 4pp [title continued].Resolution to the House of Representatives of the 18th Inst.) Upon the Subject of the Works Intended for the Defence of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina. 19th Congress, 2d Session, Doc. No. 22. December 22, 1826. Contains a copy of the response by Ale…x Macomb (Maj. Gen. and Chief Engineer) to the inquiry by the House of Representatives as to when the works intended for the defence of Charleston will be commenced and finished. Mr. Macomb explains a delay in the project due to the unavailability, so far, of necessary surveys. Good, single sheet folded (severe mold staining on every page, edges browned, nicks & wear to edges, short tear across spine). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Printed by Gales & Seaton, Washington 1828
- First Edition
Seller: Haaswurth Books, Binghamton, U.S.A.Haaswurth Books
Contact seller4-star sellerPamphlet. Condition: Good. First Edition. Removed, newly stab-sewn, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 14 pages. 20th Congress, 1st Session, Document No. 127, House of Representatives. A report of the state of the Cape Fear River for navigation, with suggested improvements to be made. The costs of the improvements are included in the Report.
More imagesPublished by Printed by Gales & Seaton, Washington 1828
- First Edition
Seller: Haaswurth Books, Binghamton, U.S.A.Haaswurth Books
Contact seller4-star sellerPamphlet. Condition: Good. First Edition. Removed, newly stab-sewn, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 19 pages of text plus 10 folding charts. Two of the charts have old stains. The map in the title is not present; it was issued separately. 20th Congress, 1st Session, Document No. 125, House of Representatives. A detailed account of several… possible routes for a national road connecting Washington with New Orleans. The folding charts are descriptions of terrain from point to point; their are four possibilities described, those of an Eastern Route, a Middle Route, a Western Route through East Tennessee and a Western Route through West Tennessee. The information given includes 1. The successive stations travelled each day; 2. The general course of the section of road travelled each day; 3. The geological formation; 4. The face of the country; 5. The nature of the soil; 6. The kind of the natural products; 7. The nature of the growth of timber; 8. The water courses crossed by the road; 9. The length of bridges they will require; 10. The length of causeways across the valley, and those across swamps and low grounds; 11. The graduation of the roads travelled; 12. The designation of the States and Counties crossed by the road travelled by the Board; 13. The white, colored, and whole population of each county; 14. The successive distances from one station to another, and that from Washington City to each station.
Published by np 1828
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, U.S.A.John K King Used & Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. 2.25 x 4.75", slip attached to piece of lined paper. BOLDY SIGNED WITH "MAJOR GENERAL, CHIEF ENGINEER". Detroit native Macomb was promoted to Major General in 1828. He served in the War of 1812 and for his leadership at The Battle of Platsburgh Congress authorized a gold medal with his likeness.
Published by Bowen & Co's Lith, Philadelphia 1809
Seller: BLACK SWAN BOOKS, INC., ABAA, ILAB, Richmond, U.S.A.BLACK SWAN BOOKS, INC., ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerA trimmed early map of Mount Dearborn in South Carolina, with hand coloring in outline. Showing the Quarters and Barracks; the Arsenal; Powder Magazine; Artillery Shed; Huts for Labourers; Brick Kiln & Yard; Blacksmith Shop; site of the proposed armory; Tumbling Dam; and John Allen's Plantation. An attractive presentation, with…a modest amount of "bleed" from an old tape repair on the verso, and one small stain.
