Map Of Oregon And Upper California. / Fremont, J.C. / 1848

Map Of Oregon And Upper California. Fremont, J.C. 1848

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Full Title: Map Of Oregon And Upper California From the Surveys of John Charles Fremont And other Authorities. Drawn By Charles Preuss Under the Order of the Senate Of The United States, Washington City 1848. Lithy. by E. Weber & Co. Balto. (inset) Profile of the travelling route from the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains to the Bay of San Francisco.

Author: Fremont, J.C.

Date: 1848

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Author: Fremont, J.C.

Date: 1848

Short Title: Map Of Oregon And Upper California.

Publisher: Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen

Type: Book Map

Object Height cm: 85

Object Width cm: 68

Scale 1: 3,000,000

Note: The map for the first time filled in the details of the Great Basin. Charles Preuss drew the map. A smaller version of the map appears in President Polk's Message of 1849 (see our copy). Report rebound with cloth covered boards and title on spine.

Reference: WC 150; Wheat 559.

State / Province: California ; Oregon

List No: 1857.001

Series No: 2

Engraver or Printer: Preuss, Charles

Published In: Geographical Memoir upon Upper California In Illustration of His Map of Oregon and California, by John Charles Fremont: Addressed to the Senate of the United States. Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers. 1848. [Senate.] 30th Congress, 1st Session. Miscellaneous. No. 148.

Publication Author: Fremont, J.C.

Publication Date: 1848

Publication Reference: WC 150; Wheat 559.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 1857.000

Publication Type: Exploration Book

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 85

Publication Width cm: 68

Image No: 1857001

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