COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
View of the Rocky Mountains
Obj Height cm:
11
Obj Width cm:
20
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."
Reference:
WC25:1, Howes J41.
Full Title:
View of the Rocky Mountains, on the Platte, 50 miles from their base.
List No:
0343.009
Series No:
9
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:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
0343.000
Pub Maps:
4
Pub Height cm:
31
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
0343009
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher:
Carey and Lea
Type:
View
State/Province:
U.S. Mid West
Publication Author:
James, Edwin
Publication Author:
Long, Stephen H.
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Author:
James, Edwin
Author:
Long, Stephen H.
Date:
1823
View of the Rocky Mountains
