Item #14336 Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]. Howard Stansbury.
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]
Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]

Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnaissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains ; [32nd Congress, Special Session, March 1851, Senate Ex. Doc. #3, Serial 608]

Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1852. Very Good. First Edition, 1st Issue. 8vo [ 9.25x6.25in]; [2], 487 pp., 57 of 58 plates(missing Ft. Utah or Provanux City, laid in) including frontispiece of Ft. Utah, with 29 tinted lithographic illustrations with three fold out panoramas, one fold out facsimile 1710 map of North America, six appendices of 23 plates, data charts and scientific reports , index, Lacking separate Map volume; Original dark plum decorative blindstamped cloth covers with gilt lettering, ruled lines and illustration of eagle and shield on spine, light blue end papers, all edges trimmed; Shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, typical fading and rubbing to covers, corners bumped and worn in spots, small tears to top and bottom of faded spine with bright gilt lettering, some age toning and moderate foxing spots, light plate offset shadows, (the following plates bound out of sequence - "Cave on Fremont's Island", Reptiles plate VII, and Plants plate VI) (Facsimile of missing plate of Fort Utah, or Provaux City - Utah Valley tipped in at p. 142). [Wagner-Camp 219:2, Graff 3947, Sabin 90372, Wheat Trans-Miss Maps 764 & 765]. Item #14336

Howard Stansbury (1806-1863) was a Captain in the US Army Corps of Topographical Engineers at the time of this expedition. He was assigned to lead a two year expedition in 1849 to survey the Great Salt Lake and surrounding Basin of Mormon settlements. Lt. Gunnison was also part of the expedition and led separate surveys of the area. This was part of the Great Reconnoissance era of Army and private surveys of the West.

Stansbury's report was a comprehensive survey of the Great Salt Lake Basin, the newly established Mormon settlements, the routes and passes through the Rockies for emigrants and possibly a railroad. This was the first scientific exploration of the flora and fauna of the area. The recording the early names of the places and routes on the maps are one of the earliest and most important to preserve details.

Price: $300.00

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