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Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893 Map to illustrate Capt. Bonneville's adventures among the Rocky Mountains.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04194.01 Author/Creator: Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Map Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 map Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 49 cm Order a Copy

The map covers the western United States, with Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, and Arkansas. Published in New York by George P. Putnam. Owned by John Moore (1826-1907), an army surgeon with the Utah Expedition of 1857-1860.

Moore, John, 1826-1907
Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893
Putnam, George P., fl. 1856

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