United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04154 Author/Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book Date: 1853 Pagination: 198 p. : 78 plates : map Height: 24 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
By Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves of the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Senate Executive Doc. 59 printed by Robert Armstrong, public printer. An important contribution to the knowledge of Arizona topography, Indian ethnology, and fauna of the desert southwest, especially Arizona. Contains a report on natural history and a medical report by S.W. Woodhouse; a report on reptiles by E. Hallowell; a report on fishes by S.F. Baird and Charles Girard; and a report on botany by John Torrey. With 78 plates (1 folding), some tinted, and large folding map. Large folding map: "Reconnaissance of the Zuni, Little Colorado, and Colorado Rivers in 1851..."
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