Lot 144

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Published by Beverly Tucker: Washington (1856). Reports Of Explorations And Surveys, To Ascertain The Most Practicable And Economical Route For a Railroad From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean. Volume V. 26 color tinted lithographs, 18 black and white botanical plates with botanical details, black and white in-text illustrations, color and black and white maps and diagrams (many folding) as called for; 43, xvi + 370 pages + xiii +15 + appendices (14pp). Contents of this volume V described as "Report of Lieutenant R.S. Williamson, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Upon the Routes in California to Connect with the Routes Near the Thirty-Fifth and Thirty-Second Parallels". Folding color diagrams: "Geological Section of the Coast Mountains and Sierra Nevada" and 'Geological Section of the Bernardino Sierra". Full page color maps include: "Geological Map of the Vicinity of San Francisco", Geological Map of the Tejon Pass & Canada de las Uvas and the Vicinity", and "Geological Map of the Country Between San Diego and the Colorado River California". Black and white folding map: "Map and Profile of the Route of the Construction of a Ship Canal Between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans". Large hand colored folding map: "Geological Map of a Part of the State of California". Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

    Dimensions:
  • 9.75" x 11.75"
  • Condition:
  • Good - Very Good Condition with no missing pages and some are loose. The cover is missing on the spine

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October 19, 2020 6:00 PM EDT
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