Western America, including California and Oregon, with maps of those regions, and of "the Sacramento Valley
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
issued: 2016-05-26
issued: 1849
description: "'Written from material gathered by the author on his famous government exploring expedition of 1832-4 [!] but not included in his 'Narrative' as this region was not then in the U.S. public domain':- Howes." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 321-322.
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extent: ix, 13-130 pages : maps (folded) ; 24 cm
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note: WESTERN AMERICA, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, WITH 'MAPS OF THOSE REGIONS, AMD or '•THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY." <MMMMMMWm>M»rfMMMM^*^*V»^ * M*A»W«XXX BY CHARLES WILKES, U.S.N. PHILADELPHIA: LEA AND BLANCHARD. 1840. ( Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849, by ' LEA & BLANCHARD, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. STEREOTYPED BY J. PAQAJf. PRINTED BT 0. SHERMAN. (I) TO PETER FORCE, ESQ. PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE. .Sir:— ]Jl^ As this small memoir has grown out of the request the Institute did me the honour to make at our late meeting, to prepare a correct Topographical Map of the Valley of the Sacramento, I beg leave to dedicate it to you, and to trust that the revival of the Institute may be attended with all the success that was fondly anticipated and desired by its founders. With sincere regard and esteem, I am, with great respect, Your ob't Serv't, CHARLES WILKES. !• <*) i ml u .'„/'< uh.m ubi t\\ nit^.^aH^f.V(;,Y ■-pfeif ,'r.)>iV.i ff#ltf'£3$ '.Iw-rfVy^VV I r) £*<■ '•.,'.■: ■• i :' il)iUJ I; ; ;* >h!hiMi** •--'' •ri..M■'* PREFACE. «$ I This memoir on California and Oregon has been prepared at the suggestion of many friends, and from a desire to satisfy the numerous applications that have been made to me for information, respecting the former. .The information has been mainly derived from the materials gathered by me whilst the Exploring Expedition was on the liortb-west coast, and much of it from actual examinations siiid surveys, made by parties fitted out for the exploration of those two territories, which have since become portions of the United States, and are now claiming the almost undivided attention of the public mind. When writing the narrative, much information was laid aside which wanted interest before these two territories became portions of the public domain. As there will be no official opportunity offered for giving these to the public, and as ma…
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has type: Books
identifier: F851 .W68 1849a
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0368857
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
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subject: Pacific States--Description and travel
type: Text