COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Text: Prefatory Note.
Obj Height cm:
16
Obj Width cm:
21
Note:
By J.D. Whitney, dated April 1, 1971.
Reference:
Currey & Kruska 61; Howes W389; Cowen p699; Graff 4646; Wheat 1194.
Full Title:
(Text Page) Prefatory Note.
List No:
5903.003
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1871
Pub Title:
The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California. With Two Maps. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. 1871.
Pub Reference:
Currey & Kruska 61; Howes W389; Cowen p699; Graff 4646; Wheat 1194.
Pub Note:
First pocket edition. Published as an inexpensive ($1) and convenient and scientifically accurate guide to Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees. It was popular. The text and Valley map are based on "The Yosemite Book" of 1868, see our Pub List No. 4212.000, and the full-sized edition of "The Yosemite Guide-Book", see our Pub List No. 5901.000.
Pub List No:
5903.000
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
17
Pub Width cm:
11
Image No:
5903003
Publisher Location:
Cambridge
Publisher:
University Press
Type:
Text Page
Publication Author:
California Geological Survey
Publication Author:
Whitney, J.D.
Pub Type:
Guide Book
Author:
California Geological Survey
Author:
Whitney, J.D.
Date:
1871
Text: Prefatory Note.
