Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains : performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War ; under the command of Major Stephen H. Long : from the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains : performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War ; under the command of Major Stephen H. Long : from the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party
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Description
- Title
- Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains : performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War ; under the command of Major Stephen H. Long : from the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party
- Alternative Title
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Major Long's Expedition to the Rocky Mountains
Expedition to the Rocky Mountains - Creator
- James, Edwin, 1797-1861, compiler
- Contributor
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Say, Thomas, 1787-1834.
United States. War Department.
Long, Stephen H. 1784-1864, illustrator.
Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885, illustrator.
Seymour, Samuel, active 1797-1822, illustrator.
Childs, Cephas Grier, 1793-1871, engraver.
Hay, William, engraver.
Kearny, Francis, 1785-1837, engraver.
Lawson, Alexander, 1773-1846, engraver.
Young & Delleker, engraver. - Published / Created
- 1822-1823.
- Publication Place
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- H.C. Carey and I. Lea, Chesnut St.
- Description
-
Spine title, on publisher's printed labels: Major Long's Expedition to the Rocky Mountains.
Engravings by Young & Delleker, Cephas Grien Childs, Alexander Lawson, Francis Kearney, and William Hay; after Stephen H. Long, Samuel Seymour and Titian Ramsay Peale.
Some maps on double leaves.
Text and atlas in slipcase.
BEIN: Bookplate of Joseph Y. Jeanes.
GEO: Atlas wanting, no slipcase.
BAC: British Art Center copy complete with atlas. Bound in publisher's original tan boards. Inscribed: Maine Charity School from Mrs. Lord. - Extent
- 3 volumes ; 25-30 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- v. 1-2 not digitized; Atlas completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Zc20 +822ja
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Maps
Engravings 1822-1823
Engravings Hand-colored 1822-1823
Steel engravings 1822-1823
Chron - Resource Type
- text and still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
West (U.S.)
Ohio River
Missouri River
United States - Subject (Topic)
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Discovery and exploration
Indians of North America
Languages
Geology
Discoveries in geography
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc - Subjects
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West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration
Ohio River > Discovery and exploration
Missouri River > Discovery and exploration
Indians of North America
United States > Discovery and exploration
Indians of North America > Languages > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Geology > West (U.S.)
Discoveries in geography
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
1822-1823
Hand-colored > 1822-1823
Chron > 1822-1823
Maine Charity School > Pres. insc. from Mrs. Lord
Lord, Mrs > Pres. insc. from Maine Charity School
Jeanes, Joseph Y. > Bookplate
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 1501712
- Object ID (OID)
- 16738933