1848 Emory Military Reconnaissance 1ed California MAP Indians Texas New Mexico



“A library of Western Americana is incomplete without this book!” (Zamorano 80).



William Emory was a 19th-century American engineer who is best remembered for his detailed journal describing the events of his journey down the Rio Grande into Southern California. This journal was published by the U.S. Congress under the title Notes of a Military Reconnaissance and was one of the most important travel guidebooks of 19th-century California. It was notable for its illustrations and extensive details of the Southwest.



According to Wagner-Camp on Emory,

“His report was a major contribution to the geographical knowledge of North America the report includes sections on the plants and animals, as well as on the geology and the prehistoric town sites and other archeological remains. Emorys descriptions of the various Indian tribes that he encountered were steps toward the newly-forming discipline -Anthropology- concerned with primitive man.”



This edition contains a printing of Lieut. J.W. Aberts “Report of the Examination of New Mexico”, which is rarely included with Emorys “Notes”.



Item number: #24843

Price: $950



EMORY, William H



Notes of a military reconnaissance from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California : including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers



Washington : Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printers, 1848. First Senate edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

416

Illustrated with 66 full page plates of engravings

References: Graff 1249; Howes E 145; Zamorano Eighty 33; Wagner-Camp 148-5; Sabin 22536

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Brown cloth

Size: ~9in X 5.75in (23cm x 14.5cm)



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