COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
James, Edwin
Author:
Long, Stephen H.
Date:
1823
Short Title:
Vertical Section on the Parallel of Latitude 41 degrees North.
Publisher:
Carey and Lea
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
19
Obj Width cm:
30
Note:
Uncolored cross sections showing geologic features.
Reference:
WC25:1, Howes J41.
State/Province:
U.S. Mid West
Full Title:
Vertical Section on the Parallel of Latitude 41 degrees North intended as a continuation of Maclure's third Section from the sea-shore to the summit of the Alleghenies. (with) Vertical Section on the Parallel of Latitude 35 degrees North intended as a continuation of Maclure's fifth Section. Engrav'd by Young & Delleker.
List No:
0343.003
Series No:
15
Engraver or Printer:
Young & Delleker
Publication Author:
James, Edwin
Publication Author:
Long, Stephen H.
Pub Date:
1823
Pub Title:
Account of An Expedition From Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819 and 1820...Under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the Notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and Other Gentlemen of the Exploring Party. Compiled by Edwin James ... In Two Volumes. - With An Atlas. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, Chestnut St. 1823. (with) Account of An Expedition From Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819 and 1820 ... Maps and Plates. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea, Chesnut Street. 1822.
Pub Reference:
WC25:1, Howes J41.
Pub Note:
Long's map of the great plains and the rivers draining east from the Rocky Mountains was the best depiction done at that time and was used by other map makers (see Carey and Lea atlas). Maps bound separately. Atlas vol is dated 1822, text vols 1823, all as originally issued (see Howes). Both text volumes bound in leather with "Long's First Expedition" and volume number in gilt on spines. Atlas volume rebound with quarter leather and cloth covered boards. Two large maps entitled: "Country drained by the Mississippi Eastern Section" and "...Western Section."
Pub List No:
0343.000
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Pub Maps:
4
Pub Height cm:
31
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
0343003
Authors:
James, Edwin; Long, Stephen H.
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
