1854 Marcy Red River Louisiana Exploration 33rd Cong Senate Doc Texas Indian Map
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Overview
A significant 19th-century U.S. Government Western exploration report documenting Captain Randolph B. Marcy’s expedition across Texas, Oklahoma, and the Red River basin. Includes extensive early reports on Native American tribes (Comanche, Kiowa, Witchita), regional flora/fauna (featuring detailed zoological & botanical plates, including the iconic rattlesnake plate), and geological surveys.
Key Highlights & Contents
Military & Early Civil War History: Features contributions and astronomical/engineering surveys by George B. McClellan (later Commander of the Army of the Potomac).
Illustrations & Plates: Includes detailed full-page engravings of wildlife, botanical specimens, and natural features, along with a multi-page fold-out hand-colored geological section chart (intact).
Appendices: Comprehensive scientific reports on Geology (Edward Hitchcock), Paleontology, Zoology, Botany (Dr. John Torrey), and Ethnology/Vocabularies of the Comanche and Witchita nations.
Condition Report
Binding & Covers: Original dark blind-embossed cloth boards with federal eagle motif. Shows light shelf wear and edge rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Spine remains intact.
Interior: Text block is solid. Front inner hinge shows minor splitting along the paper gut, but sewing remains firm. Early pencil ownership annotations on front flyleaf ("House #18 on botany was never issued").
Pages & Plates: Toning and moderate-to-heavy foxing/spotting present on preliminary pages and title page (as typical for 1850s government paper stock). Inner pages and plates remain overall legible and bright. Fold-out geological section chart is complete with crisp folds and light age toning.
Please review all photos carefully for detailed visual condition prior to bidding or purchase.
$149.80
Sale price
$149.80
Regular price
1854 Marcy Red River Louisiana Exploration 33rd Cong Senate Doc Texas Indian Map
$149.80
Sale price
$149.80
Regular price
A significant 19th-century U.S. Government Western exploration report documenting Captain Randolph B. Marcy’s expedition across Texas, Oklahoma, and the Red River basin. Includes extensive early reports on Native American tribes (Comanche, Kiowa, Witchita), regional flora/fauna (featuring detailed zoological & botanical plates, including the iconic rattlesnake plate), and geological surveys.
Key Highlights & Contents
Military & Early Civil War History: Features contributions and astronomical/engineering surveys by George B. McClellan (later Commander of the Army of the Potomac).
Illustrations & Plates: Includes detailed full-page engravings of wildlife, botanical specimens, and natural features, along with a multi-page fold-out hand-colored geological section chart (intact).
Appendices: Comprehensive scientific reports on Geology (Edward Hitchcock), Paleontology, Zoology, Botany (Dr. John Torrey), and Ethnology/Vocabularies of the Comanche and Witchita nations.
Condition Report
Binding & Covers: Original dark blind-embossed cloth boards with federal eagle motif. Shows light shelf wear and edge rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Spine remains intact.
Interior: Text block is solid. Front inner hinge shows minor splitting along the paper gut, but sewing remains firm. Early pencil ownership annotations on front flyleaf ("House #18 on botany was never issued").
Pages & Plates: Toning and moderate-to-heavy foxing/spotting present on preliminary pages and title page (as typical for 1850s government paper stock). Inner pages and plates remain overall legible and bright. Fold-out geological section chart is complete with crisp folds and light age toning.
Please review all photos carefully for detailed visual condition prior to bidding or purchase.