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Author Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
Title Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44 / by Brevet Captain J.C. Frémont, of the Topographical engineers, under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, chief of the Topographical Bureau ; printed by order of the Senate of the United States.
Publication Info. Washington : Gales and Seaton, printers, 1845.
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 Rare Books Medium  Z-M F8726 R33 (Senate ed.)    IN LIBRARY
 Rare Books Medium  Z-M F8726 R33 c.2  IN LIBRARY
Description 6, [3], 10-693 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 23 cm.
Series 28th Cong., 2nd sess. Senate. Ex. doc. no. 174
United States. 28th Congress, 2nd session, 1845. Senate. Executive document ; no. 174.
Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; no. 174.
Note Binding: publisher's cloth; ribbed, brown; blind-stamped ornaments; spine lettering in gold; folded plates in pocket.
Contents A report on an exploration of the country lying between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, on the line of the Kansas and Great Platte rivers [1842] - Catalogue of plants collected by Lieut. Frémont in his expedition to the Rocky Mountains / by John Torrey - A report of the exploring expedition to Oregon and north California, in the years 1843-'44 - App. A. Nature of the geological formations occupying the portion of Oregon and north California included in a geographical survey under the direction of Capt. Frémont / by James Hall - App. B. Descriptions of organic remains collected by Capt. J.C. Frémont, in the geographical survey of Oregon and north California / by James Hall - App. C. Description of some new genera and species of plants, collected in Capt. J.C. Frémont's exploring expeditions to Oregon and north California, in the years 1843-'44 / by John Torrey and J.C. Frémont - Astronomical observations made during the expedition of 1843-'44 - Meteorological observations made during the expedition of 1843-'44 -- Astronomical observations made during the expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1843 - Meteorological observations [1842].
Indexed In: Wagner-Camp. no. 115.
Sabin 25845
Local Note Library copy 1 imperfect, lacking p. 113-128; p. 33-48 duplicated. In original binding.
Library copy 2 contains 5 maps, 2 folding, and one separate folding Preuss map entitled "Map of.. Oregon & Northern California in the Years 1843-44."
Subject Discoveries in geography -- American.
United States -- Exploring expeditions.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848.
Northwest Coast of North America.
Rocky Mountains.
Paleontology -- Oregon.
Botany -- Oregon.
Geology -- Oregon.
Paleontology -- California.
Botany -- California.
Geology -- California.
Astronomy -- Observations.
Meteorology -- Rocky Mountains.
Pacific States.
Genre or Form Contemporary bindings (Binding) -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1845.
Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding) -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1845.
Binding errors (Binding) -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1845.
Added Author United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Torrey, John, 1796-1873.
Hall, James, 1811-1898.
United States. Congress (28th, 2nd session : 1844-1845)
Gales & Seaton, printer.


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