IVES, Joseph C.

Report upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858.

Item #73189

IVES, Joseph C. Report upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 1st ed. Five Parts in one as issued. 131;14;154;30;6;31,[1, Appendix]pp. Illus., plates (some folding, some color), maps (including large folding maps). Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth. Rebacked, original spine laid down. Light scattered foxing, else very good. HOWES I-92. Wagner-Camp 375. The preferred Senate issue, which has an additional plates. In 1857 Ives was named to lead an expedition up the Colorado River in order to develop potential routes of supply in the event of a war between the national government and the Mormon settlements in Deseret (Utah).

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