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Diary of a journey from the Mississippi to the coasts of the Pacific with a United States government expedition / by Baldwin Möllhausen, topographical draughtsman and naturalist to the expedition ... ; translated by Mrs. Percy Sinnett., Volume 2

Description:

"Mollhausen was the artist and topographer accompanying the party led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple in the Pacific Railroad Survey Explorations of the thiry-fifth parallel in 1853"--Wagner-Camp. The party travelled from Fort Smith to Pueblo de los Angeles in 1853-54, making their way through the Panhandle of Texas.

Creator: Möllhausen, Balduin
Location:
Location:
Creation Date: 1858
Partner(s):
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Collection(s):
Texas History Collection
Creator (Author):
Publisher Info:
Place of Publication: London
Original Creation Date: 1858
Coverage:
Place
United States
Place
United States - Texas
Era
The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861
Date
1858
From 1853 to 1854
Description:

"Mollhausen was the artist and topographer accompanying the party led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple in the Pacific Railroad Survey Explorations of the thiry-fifth parallel in 1853"--Wagner-Camp. The party travelled from Fort Smith to Pueblo de los Angeles in 1853-54, making their way through the Panhandle of Texas.

Note:

"With an introduction by Alexander von Humboldt and illustrations in chromo-lithography."

Physical Description:

v. 2: x, 397 p., [13] leaves of plates.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Contributor(s):
Uniform Title: Tagebuch einer Reise vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. English
Partner:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Collection:
Texas History Collection
Identifier:
  • CALL-NO: F593 .M69
  • OCLC: 4980832 |
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth28594
Resource Type: Book
Format: Text
Rights:
Access: public
License: by-nc-nd

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