United States Exploring Expedition : by authority of Congress.
United States Exploring Expedition : by authority of Congress.
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Philadelphia : Printed by C. Sherman, 1844-1874.
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Date
1844-1874.
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SAFE/X919.8904/1 SET , DSM/X508.9/7 , X508/8 , DSM/X508/5 , DSM/X508/6 , X508.9/6 , DSM/X508/4 , DSM/X508/3 , DSM/X508.9/5
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Physical content
20 v. : ill., (some col.), maps, charts (some col.), music ; 33 cm. + + 10 atlases (10 v. in 11; 33-57 cm.)
Contents
v.1-5. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition/ by Charles Wilkes. (+ Atlas of 5 charts) --v. 6. Ethnography and philology / by Horatio Hale -- v. 7. Zoophytes / by James D. Dana (+ Atlas of 61 plates) -- v. 8. Mammology and ornithology / by John Cassin. (+ Atlas of 53 plates) -- v. 9. R...
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Publisher
Philadelphia : Printed by C. Sherman, 1844-1874.
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
1844-1874.
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Copyright status: Out of copyright.
Please acknowledge: State Library of New South Wales.
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United States Exploring Expedition : by authority of Congress.
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Notes
General note
Edition of 100 copies.
Pub. under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842.
Seven additional atlases are held at: DSM/X508/3-6, DSM/X508.9/5 & 7, and X508.9/6. See holdings list for details. The copies with the DSM prefix are signed 'D. S. Mitchell'....
Citation / References Note
Haskell, Daniel C. The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and its publications 1844-1874 : a bibliography.
Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 3954.
Exhibitions
Mitchell Library copy SAFE/X919.8904/1 Atlas v. 8 exhibited: "Finding Antarctica" at the State Library of NSW, 3 December 2011-19 February 2012. NSL
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SAFE/X919.8904/1 SET , DSM/X508.9/7 , X508/8 , DSM/X508/5 , DSM/X508/6 , X508.9/6 , DSM/X508/4 , DSM/X508/3 , DSM/X508.9/5
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74VvdJb3oQOl
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991005854869702626
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