Diary of a Journey From the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific With a United States Government Expedition: Volume 2 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Diary of a Journey From the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific With a United States Government Expedition: Volume 2
  • Uniform Title Tagebuch einer Reise vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. English

Creator

  • Author: Möllhausen, Balduin
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Möllhausen, Balduin, 1825-1905.

Contributor

  • Other: Whipple, Amiel Weeks
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Whipple, Amiel Weeks,; 1817?-1863.
  • Translator: Sinnett, Mrs. Percy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts
    Place of Publication: London, England

Date

  • Creation: 1858
  • Digitized: 2007-09-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content 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.
  • Physical Description: x, 397 p., [13] leaves of plates.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Overland journeys to the Pacific.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Travel

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Coverage Date: 1853/1954
  • Time Period: tex-fron

Collection

  • Name: Texas History Collection
    Code: THC

Institution

  • Name: University of Texas at Arlington Library
    Code: UTA

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: by-nc-nd

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: F593 .M69
  • OCLC: 4980832
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth28594

Note

  • Display Note: "With an introduction by Alexander von Humboldt and illustrations in chromo-lithography."
  • Display Note: "In two volumes. Vol. II."
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Omniscan creationAppVersion: 11 creationHardware: Zeutschel OS 10000
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