Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Pass Washington, Tune-Cha Mountains
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Author:
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Johnston, Joseph E.
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Author:
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Marcy, R. B.
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Author:
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Simpson. James H.
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Author:
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Whiting, W.H.C.
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Date:
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1850
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Short Title:
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Pass Washington, Tune-Cha Mountains
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Publisher:
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P.S. Duval's Lith. Steam Press
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Publisher Location:
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Philadelphia
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Type:
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View
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Obj Height cm:
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11
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Obj Width cm:
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19
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Note:
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Uncolored lithograph view of the Narbona Pass (formerly Washington Pass), Tunicha Mountains. Printed by P. S. Duval's Steam Lith. Press, Philadelphia. In upper margin: Senate Ex. Doc. 1st Sess. 31st Cong. No. 64.
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Subject:
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Indians
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Full Title:
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Pass Washington, Tune-Cha Mountains. R. H. Kern delt. P.S. Duval's Lith. Steam Press. Philada. (to accompany) Reports of the secretary of war, with reconnaissances of routes from San Antonio to El Paso ... 1850.
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List No:
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0380.048
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Page No:
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Pl. 45
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Series No:
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48
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Engraver or Printer:
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Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853
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Publication Author:
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Johnston, Joseph E.
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Publication Author:
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Marcy, R. B.
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Publication Author:
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Simpson. James H.
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Publication Author:
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Whiting, W.H.C.
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Pub Date:
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1850
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Pub Title:
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Reports of the secretary of war, with reconnaissances of routes from San Antonio to El Paso, by Brevet Lt. Col. J. E. Johnston; Lieutenant W. F. Smith; Lieutenant F. T. Bryan; Lieutenant N. H. Michler; and Captain S. G. French, of Q'rmaster's dep't. Also, the report of Capt. R. B. Marcy's route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe; and the report of Lieut. J. H. Simpson of an expedition into the Navajo country; and the report of Lieutenant W. H. C. Whiting's reconnaissances of the western frontier of Texas. July 24, 1850. Washington: Printed at the Union Office. 1850. [Senate.] 31st Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 64.
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Pub Reference:
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Read the full text of this book at https://archive.org/details/reportssecretar00unkngoog/page/n9
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Pub Note:
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This volume includes four important reports of US military expeditions in the west and southwest during 1849 and 1850. The maps and plates are part of the Report by Lieut. J. H. Simpson of an expedition into the Navajo country, which includes some of the first descriptions and views of the area around Canyon de Chelly and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. 250 pages, 75 lithographed plates, some colored, plans, views and 2 folded maps: "Reconnoissances of Routes from San Antonio De Bexar To El Paso Del Norte," and "Map of the Route pursued in 1849 by the U.S. Troops...In an Expedition against the Navajos Indians." Maps Include rivers and some topographical features. The plates are numbered 1-75, but there were no plate numbers 2, 21, or 39 as issued. Plates and maps show the land explored, the natives encountered, rock inscriptions, etc. Bound in brown embossed cloth covers with title "Reconnaissances in New Mexico and Texas &c." in gilt on spine.
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Pub List No:
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0380.000
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Pub Type:
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Exploration Book
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Pub Maps:
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2
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Pub Height cm:
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23
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Pub Width cm:
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15
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Image No:
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0380048.jp2
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Authors:
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Johnston, Joseph E.; Marcy, R. B.; Simpson. James H.; Whiting, W.H.C.
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