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Book/Printed Material Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi river

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Title

  • Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi river

Names

  • Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843.
  • Torrey, John, 1796-1873.
  • United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.

Created / Published

  • Washington : Blair and Rives, printers, 1843.

Contents

  • Pt. I. Physical geography of the region embraced within the map --Sketch of the early history of St. Louis -- Pt. II. -- App. A. Table of geographical positions -- App. B. Catalogue of plants collected by Mr. Charles Geyer ... during his exploration of the region between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers / by John Torrey -- App. C. List of fossils belonging to the several formations alluded to in the report, arranged according to localities.

Headings

  • -  West (U.S.)--Description and travel
  • -  Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel
  • -  Northwestern States--Description and travel
  • -  Saint Louis (Mo.)--History
  • -  Botany--United States
  • -  Paleontology--United States
  • -  Minnesota--Description and travel
  • -  Minnesota--Discovery and exploration

Notes

  • -  Map published in 1842.
  • -  "February 16, 1841. Ordered to be printed, and that 200 additional copies be printed for the Topographical Bureau, and 300 additional copies for the use of the Senate."
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Graff Coll. 3022
  • -  Sabin 55257
  • -  Wagner-Camp-Becker 98
  • -  Buck, S.J. Travel, 339
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC scc 2019-06-14 update (1 card)
  • -  Copy 3 on card RB but HREC has Geography and map vault. LAC scc 2019-06-14
  • -  LAC ael 2020-10-06 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • 170 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F597 .N64
  • F592 .F82 Copy 2 Toner Coll; With Frémont, John C. Report of the exploring expedito to the Rocky mountains in the year 1842... Washington, 1842.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • rc01001193

OCLC Number

  • 1578495

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Nicollet, J. N, John Torrey, and United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers. Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi river. Washington: Blair and Rives, printers, 1843. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001193/.

APA citation style:

Nicollet, J. N., Torrey, J. & United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers. (1843) Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi river. Washington: Blair and Rives, printers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001193/.

MLA citation style:

Nicollet, J. N, John Torrey, and United States Army. Corps Of Topographical Engineers. Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi river. Washington: Blair and Rives, printers, 1843. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rc01001193/>.