An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States, and
Image Count:
1
Description:
Engraved by J. Russell, Constitution Row Grays Inn Lane. and Facing p. 177.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the Act directs, by H.D. Symonds, No. 20 Pater Noster Row
Subject (Geographic):
America --Description and travel, America --History --To 1810, Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1783 Sept. 3, United States --Description and travel, and United States --History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Maps --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
London, Printed for the editor; J. Ridgway [etc.] 1795
The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Alternative Title:
Emmigration, across the continent, in 1849, to
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
At-a-glance guide to San Francisco and the bay area, Eat at Mannings, and In San Francisco and other coast cities, eat at Mannings.
Description:
Affixed to poster is a folded brochure, measuring 22 x 10 cm., with title: At-a-glance guide to San Francisco and the bay area with direct routes to the Golden Gate International Exposition, California Worlds Fair, on Treasure Island, 1939 / compliments o
Publisher:
Velvetone
Subject (Geographic):
Pacific Coast (U.S.) and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Advertisements, Architecture, Boats and boating, Exhibition buildings, and World's fairs
[Atlas factice of 96 maps by Blaeu, Visscher, Jansson, Hondius and others]
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2
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Description:
All four sides of map decorated with city views and costumed figures of different social classes. Includes coats of arms., Imperfect: torn along fold, with some loss of text; portions of decorative border cut or torn and repaired, with missing sections replicated in ms.; tears repaired., and No. 5 of 92 maps bound together.
Autograph of Gravely. Autograph of Baldock. Autograph of Aston. Autograph of W. Alington. and Teaching resource: Professor John Mack Faragher, History 141: The American West.
Publisher:
Printed for Thomas Bowles, next to the Chapter-house in St. Paul’s Church-yard, and John Bowles, at the Black Horse in Cornhill ...,
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north
Image Count:
1
Description:
Facing p. 136.
Subject (Geographic):
Pacific States, Rocky Mountains, United States --Exploring expeditions, United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers, and West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Hall, James, 1811-1898 and Torrey, John, 1796-1873