Notes of a Military Reconnaissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers 13th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 41. [Includes Reports of Lieut. J. W. Abert, Lieut. Col. P. St. George Cooke, Journal of Capt. A. R. Johnson. ]
Emory, William Hemsley aka Emory, William H., Lieut. Col. (1811-1887) & Lieut. J. W. Abert & Philip St. George Cooke & Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Published by WashDC: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848
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1stedn; THIRTIETH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION - EX. DOC. NO. 41; lg8vo blue cloth bds, gilt spine titles; rebacked with orig ptdwraps preserved, pp433ff has nibbling and water staining to extreme bottom page corners but not affecting text, ow VG/ndj: 11+614pp, many tables, bw plates and intext illus; First edition, House of Representatives issues of the report, containing the reports of Lieutenant Abert, Colonel Cooke, and Captain Johnson as well as that of Emory; the Senate issue only contained the Emory report; with [this copy only contains 1 of 2 folding maps, The large foldout map of the Territory of New Mexico is MISSING but the large foldout sketch of the march and wagon road of Lt. Colonel Cooke is PRESENT and attached toward the rear of the book. At the start of the Mexican War, Emory was selected to join General Stephen Watts Kearny and the Army of the West (1846) to take New Mexico and California. Along the way he kept a detailed journal of the march down the Rio Grande and across to the Gila River, and down it to its mouth on the Colorado River, then to the Pacific Coast. It became an important guide book for the road to Southern California. This report described terrain and rivers, cities and forts and made observations about Native Americans, Mexicans, primarily in future New Mexico Territory, Arizona Territory and Southern California. It was and is considered one of the important chronicles and descriptions of the historic Southwest, particularly noted for its maps. [wikipedia];Zamorano Eighty 33: "Emory's report contains numerous folding maps of the areas described, and 64 lithograph plates of views and of botanical and natural history subjects. It is source material for the Southwest and the Mexican border. A library of Western Americana is incomplete without it." Howes E145: "That the House edition has priority is indicated by the fact that many copies were seemingly issued before the large map was available.". Thirtieth Congress - Senate Executive No. 7, 30th Congress First Session. (Cowan page 195; (Cowan p.195; Graff 1249; Howes E145; Wagner-Camp 148:2; Zamorano Eighty 33) First edition. In 1844, Emory served in an expedition that produced a new map of Texan claims westward to the Rio Grande. He came to public attention as the author of the Notes of a Military Reconnaissance from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, California, published by the Thirtieth United States Congress in 1848. This report described terrain and rivers, cities and forts and made observations about Indians, Mexicans, primarily in New Mexico Territory, Arizona Territory and Southern California. It was and is considered one of the important chronicles and descriptions of the historic Southwest, particularly noted for its maps. Emory was a reliable and conscientious cartographer. There is a story of testament as to Emory s dedication to accuracy that says John Bartlett his supervisor in the Corps of Topographical Engineers made him sign off on a misplaced boundary marker, creating a sweet revenge for Emory who replaced him as Head of the International Boundary Commission in 1855. So accurate were his maps that when topographical engineers were surveying possible routes for the transcontinental railroad the most Southern route did not need to be surveyed thanks to the outstanding work by William H. Emory.…
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- Notes of a Military Reconnaissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers 13th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 41. [Includes Reports of Lieut. J. W. Abert, Lieut. Col. P. St. George Cooke, Journal of Capt. A. R. Johnson. ]
- Author
- Emory, William Hemsley aka Emory, William H., Lieut. Col. (1811-1887) & Lieut. J. W. Abert & Philip St. George Cooke & Joseph Eggleston Johnston
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- WashDC: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers
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- 1848
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- Very Good
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- Hardcover
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- 1st Edition
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