preliminary report concerning explorations (76 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. Olive green cover with black spine title. 11-1/4 x 8-1/2. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

hardcover. Condición: Good. Government Printing Office; Washington, 1872. Hardcover. A Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board, binding intact, moderate handling/scuff marks and soiled spots to boards and spine, abrasions to board corners, frayed spine edges with some loss to both edges, rubbing to board edges, dent top front and rear board edge, age toning to pages, some foxing to pastedowns/endpapers, bit of biblichor, front free endpaper appears to be torn out and missing, map attached in rear is Very Good and intact, one tear to page (refer to picture in this listing), text block edges a bit pulpy, without Dust wrapper. A good, unmarked and overall clean copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 96pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut., George M. Wheeler. The large foldout map is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A study conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut., George M. Wheeler. Green cloth with gilt lettering, large fold out map in the rear has a tear and the weight has caused some separation at the hinge of the last page. Worn at the head and foot of the spine, previous owner's book plate inside front cover. Book.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 96 pages. 10.50x7.64x0.23 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Cloth. Condición: G/No Dustjacket. Not Illustrated Ilustrador. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. G/No Dustjacket. 1872. . Cloth. 4to., 96 pp., corners bumped & frayed, page toning, tear in folding map. .

"Conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers". Washington: U.S. Corps of Engineers, under "Special Orders of the War Department", 1872. Original green cloth, gilt lettered on the front, 93 pages, lacking the folding map inserted in the back. First edition, Howes, W321: "First official exploration of this area, including the Mojave and Death Valley" With the printed presentation plate of George M. Wheeler, signed, dated August 18, 1876, on the front pastedown. The binding very worn but holding, the paper browned, light foxing on the endpapers. A former owner tried to remove the presentation plate, quit after removing about 12% of it. A poor copy.

Hardcover. Early edition. 96pp. Quarto [30 cm] Green cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the front cover. Fair. The covers are very subtly concave. The edges of the covers are rubbed and gently bumped. The head of the spine has the remains of a small label. The cloth at the spine ends is frayed. The text block is coming away from the covers. It is hanging on to the front cover by two of the chords. The front pastedown is slightly abraded. Pages mildly browned. The bottom right corners and some of the fore edges of the pages are moisture stained. With the map at the rear. Among the numerous districts discussed are Battle Mountain District, Palmetto District, Blind Spring District, and Clarke District.

First edition. First edition. Large folding map. 96pp. Large 4to. Wheeler, a veteran explorer and cartographer of the Nevada Territory, was sent back there in 1871 to explore the area extending into Arizona. The large map shows an unusually large portion of the West, including the portion of Nevada south of Battle Mountain and Elko, parts of California including Death Valley, and reaching to San Bernadino and the Sierra Nevada, with a cross-section of Arizona. "First official exploration of this area" (Howes). Wheat Transmississippi 1237; Howes W321 Contemporary green cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt, minor wear and spotting, front hinge starting Large folding map. 96pp. Large 4to.

Hardcover. Condición: VG. Wheeler / 1872 / Explorations and Surveys South of Central Pacific R.R. [in:] Preliminary Report Concerning Explorations and Surveys Principally in Nevada and Arizona. (Cupboard 1, 94866) Quarto. Original green cloth. Gilt title to front cover. 96 pages. Large folding map. Complete. Spine ends a bit frayed. Else a clean, very nice example. Small unobtrusive library stamp on front pastedown. No other markings. First Detailed Exploration of the Mojave and Death Valley In 1871, under the direction of Lt. George M. Wheeler, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted extensive explorations and surveys in Nevada, Arizona, and California. These efforts, part of the larger Wheeler Survey, aimed to map the vast and largely uncharted territories south of the Central Pacific Railroad. The survey produced detailed topographical maps, including the notable map in the printed report titled "Explorations and Surveys South of Central Pacific R.R." This map and accompanying report provided critical data on the region's geography, geology, and resources, aiding in future development and scientific study of the American West. According to William Goetzmann: "Wheeler, scarcely thirty years of age, emerged as leader of his own exploration.By dint of two years of hard work in the field, Wheeler became head of an entire bureau of exploration in his own right. And with him he carried the Army's hopes for survival in competition with the able captains of civilian science.What contributed most to Wheeler's sudden success as a Western explorer was his spectacular exploration of 1871. Under orders from General Humphreys, he was sent to explore and map "those portions of the United States territory lying south of the Central Pacific Railroad, embracing parts of Eastern Nevada and Arizona.". In his spare time he was to survey the mineral resources of the country, the geological formations, the vegetation, its suitability for agriculture, the weather, and establish a number of astronomically observed points of latitude and longitude" - Exploration and Empire, page 469-470. E. I. Edwards includes this report in his bibliography of important works on the California deserts: These explorations, occurring in 1871, tough upon California desert areas, particularly in and around Death Valley (pp. 15-17, 50-52. 63-64, 83-84). Astronomical aspects of the region are discussed together with the topographical, physico-geographical, meteorological, geological, natural historical, and mineralogical features. Considerable space is devoted to the Indians of the locality, to climate, mines, and agricultural possibilitie. In California mention is made of regions in and about Deep Springs Valley, Fish Spring, Kearsarge, San Carlos, Lone Pine, Coso, Granite Mountain, Telescope Peak, Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley, and Amargosa Valley. E. P. Austin, G. K. Gilbert, and Lt. D. A. Lyle contribute reports, the latter making reference to the mysterious disappearance of the guide Egan (pp. 83-84). The large folding map which accompanies the report shows a large swath of the west, including Nevada south of Battle Mountain and Elko, sections of California (Death Valley and as far as San Bernadino) and most of Arizona. Book.

4to., (11 4/8 x 9 2/8 inches). Large folding engraved map "Explorations and surveys south of Central Pacific R.R. War Department Preliminary Topographical map ." (short tear near mount). Original brown cloth, gilt (extremities worn with minor loss). First official exploration of this area, including southern Nevada, the Mojave Desert and Death Valley. Includes much on the mining districts of Nevada and eastern California. "Wheeler conducted the first official explorations of southern Nevada's interior area. His corps of engineers contributed to the report concerning the climate, geology, wildlife, the Indians and white settlement of southern Nevada in 1871. The map contains dozens of place names and is in itself a significant record. A valuable report." (Paher). Wheat, Transmississippi West 1237 & V(2), pp. 338-39; Edwards Enduring Desert p.256; Howes W321; Paher 2135.

LeatheBound. Condición: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 110. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 9999 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 110.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 113. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1872 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 113.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 108. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1872 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 108.

Leatherbound. Condición: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 110. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1871 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 110.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1872 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 112 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 112 United States. Army. Corps of engineers. [from old catalog],Wheeler, George, Montague, 1842-1905. [from old catalog],United States. Geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian. [from old catalog].