COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Text Page: (Continues) Preface. Vol. 1
Obj Height cm:
22
Obj Width cm:
14
Note:
Preface by Alexander Humboldt in Vol. 1.
Reference:
Wheat 956; Howes M713; Graff 2849; WC 305:2; Streeter 3134.
Full Title:
(Text Page to) Preface by Alexander Von Humboldt. (to accompany) Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific With a United States Government Expedition. By Baldwin Mollhausen ... In Two Volumes. Vol. I London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts. 1858.
List No:
2340.011
Page No:
xx-xxi
Series No:
12
Pub Date:
1858
Pub Title:
Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific With a United States Government Expedition. By Baldwin Mollhausen Topographical Draughtsman and Naturalist to the Expedition. With An Introduction by Alexander von Humboldt and Illustrations in Chromo-Lithography. Translated by Mrs. Percy Sinnett. In Two Volumes. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts. 1858.
Pub Reference:
Wheat 956; Howes M713; Graff 2849; WC 305:2; Streeter 3134.
Pub Note:
Impressive map of the Southwest entitled, "Map Illustrating Baldwin Mollhausen's Travels from the Mississippi to the Coast of the Pacific, in the years 1853-1854." Map engraved by Edward Weller. 2 volumes, with an introduction by Humboldt. Excellent account. The map is an English copy of the German edition original by Henry Lange. Mollhausen was the topographer accompanying the Whipple expedition of 1853 for the Pacific Railroad Surveys. In addition to the maps and lithographs, there are 12 woodcut illustrations, chiefly of Indian utensils and drawings. Volumes bound separately in red leather with "Oxford Local Examinations, London" stamped in gilt on each cover.
Pub List No:
2340.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
23
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
2340011
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
Brown et al. Longman.
Type:
Text Page
State/Province:
U.S. Southwest
Engraver or Printer:
Weller, Edward
Publication Author:
Mollhausen, Baldwin; (Lange, Henry)
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Author:
Mollhausen, Baldwin; (Lange, Henry)
Date:
1858
Text Page: (Continues) Preface. Vol. 1
