1852 UTAH 1ed
Expedition Valley Great Salt Lake Mormon Geography OVERLAND TRAIL
“An Expedition to the Valley of the Great
Salt Lake of Utah” is a comprehensive report by Howard Stansbury detailing his two-year
survey expedition of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, starting in 1849. Ordered by
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the mission was to evaluate emigration trails, scout
possible locations for a transcontinental railroad, and study the region’s
geography, natural history, and mineral composition. Despite initial
challenges, Stansbury’s team made significant explorations and collected
extensive scientific data, even discovering a more direct route through the
Rocky Mountains. The expedition also described the Mormon community’s domestic
relations. The report emphasized the region’s hidden agricultural and mineral
wealth, suggesting its potential for future development.
Item number: #41352
Price: $750
STANSBURY, Howard
An Expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah: Including a
Description of its Geography, Natural History, and Minerals, and an Analysis of
its Waters: With an Authentic Account of the Mormon Settlement. Illustrated by
Numerous Beautiful Plates, From Drawings Taken on the Spot. Also, a
Reconnoissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains, and Two Large and
Accurate Maps of that Region.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co., 1852. First Edition. First
Issue.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
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487, [1]
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54 lithographic
plates
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4 folding plates and
map
· Edition Note(s): First Issue
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Title page: Heading
reads, “Special Session, March, 1851.} Senate. {Executive. No. 3”
· Reference(s): Field 1490; Flake 8360; Graff
3947; Howes S-884; Sabin 90372; Wagner-Camp 219:2
· Provenance: Handwritten – [Hugh D. M.
Lillian]
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Brown cloth
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Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in
(23.5cm x 15.5cm)
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