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16 Titles tagged with "Discovery and exploration"
Correspondence :Bigelow and Engelmann,
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(Charles Christopher),
(John Milton),
1804-1878
1809-1884
1817-1863
1823-1890
Aquatic plants
Astronomy
Bigelow, John M
Botanical specimens
Correspondence
Discovery and exploration
Engelmann, George,
Exploration and surveys
Pacific railroads
Parry, C. C.,
Plant collecting
Plants
Southwest, New
United States
West (U. S.)
Whipple, Amiel Weeks,
Correspondence :Emory and Engelmann,
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(William Hemsley),
1809-1884
1811-1887
Botanical specimens
Cactaceae
Correspondence
Discovery and exploration
Emory, William H
Engelmann, George,
Plants
Southwest, New
United States
West (U.S.)
Correspondence :Frémont and Engelmann,
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1796-1873
1809-1884
1813-1890
Correspondence
Discovery and exploration
Engelmann, George,
Explorers
Frémont, John Charles,
Torrey, John,
West (U. S.)
West (U.S.)
Correspondence :Schott and Engelmann,
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(William Hemsley),
1809-1884
1811-1887
1817-1863
1831-1911
Botanical illustration
Botanical specimens
Boundaries
Correspondence
Discovery and exploration
Emory, William H
Engelmann, George,
Mexico
Plants
Schott, Arthur,
Southwest, New
United States
Whipple, Amiel Weeks,
Explorations in the Dacota country, in the year 1855 /By Lieut. G. K. Warren, topographical engineer of the "Sioux expedition."
Publication Info: Washington :A. O. P. Nicholson, Senate printer,1856.
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Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
United States
West (U.S.)
Historia general de las Indias /[...capitan Honçalo Hernandez de Ouiedo y Valdez ...].
Publication Info: [Seville] :[La qual de acabo y imprimio enla muy leal cihdago de Sevilla, en la empré ta de Juam Cromberger ...,1535].
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America
Central America
Discovery and exploration
Early accounts to 1600
Natural history
Pre-Linnean works
Spanish
West Indies
Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierrafirme del mar océano /por el capitan Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdés, primer cronista del Nueva mundo. Publícala la Real academia de la historia, cotejada con el códice original, enriquecida con las enmiendas y adiciones del autor, é ilustrada con la vida y el juicio de las obras del mismo por D. José Amador de los Rios ...
Publication Info: Madrid :Impr. de la Real Academia de la Historia,1851-55.
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America
Central America
Colonies
Discoveries in geography
Discovery and exploration
Early accounts to 1600
Indians
Natural history
Shipwrecks
Spain
West Indies
Historical address on the early exploration and settlement of the Mississippi valley /by C.C. Parry ; delivered in Davenport, Iowa, January 21st, 1873.
Publication Info: Davenport, Ia. :Day, Egbert, & Fidlar,1873.
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Discovery and exploration
History
Mississippi River Valley
New France
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819-20-21-22 /by John Franklin.
Publication Info: London :J. Murray,1824.
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Arctic regions
British
Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Natural history
Northwest, Canadian
Scientific expeditions
Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 /by John Franklin ... ; with an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history ; illustrated by numerous plates and maps.
Publication Info: London :John Murray,1823.
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Arctic regions
British
Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Natural history
Northwest, Canadian
Scientific expeditions
Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers [House Report: Ex. doc. no.: 41] /By Lieut. Col. W. H. Emory. made in 1846-7, with the advanced guard of the "Army of the "West"
Publication Info: Washington :Wendell and Van Benthuysen,1848.
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Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Southwest, New
United States
Notes of a military reconnoissance :from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers [Senate Report: Ex. doc. no.: 7] /By W. H. Emory, brevet-major, corps topographical engineers. Made in 1846-7, with the advanced guard of the "Army of the west."
Publication Info: Washington :Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printer,1848.
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Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Southwest, New
United States
Report of an exploration of parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana in August and September, 1882 /made by Lieut. Gen. P. H. Sheridan, commanding the Military division of the Missouri, with the itinerary of Col. Jas. F. Gregory, and a geological and botanical report by W. H. Forwood.
Publication Info: Washington :U.S. G.P.O.,1882.
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Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Idaho
Montana
Natural history
Plants
Rocky Mountains
United States
Wyoming
Report of explorations across the great basin of the territory of Utah :for a direct wagon-route from Camp Floyd to Genoa, in Carson Valley, in 1859 /by Captain J. H. Simpson. Made by authority of the secretary of war and under instructions from Bvt. Brig. Gen. A. S. Johnston.
Publication Info: Washington :Govt. print. off.,1876.
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Discovery and exploration
Geology
Natural history
Surveys
United States
Utah
Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-'44 /by J.C. Frémont.
Publication Info: Washington :Gales and Seaton, Printers,1845.
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Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
History
Pacific States
Rocky Mountains
To 1848
West (U.S.)
Report upon the Colorado River of the West :explored in 1857 and 1858 /by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, under the direction of the Office of explorations and surveys, A. A. Humphreys, Captain Topographical Engineers, in charge ; By order of the Secretary of War.
Publication Info: Washington :Govt. Print. Off.,1861.
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Birds
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Description and travel
Discovery and exploration
Geology
Plants
Rocky Mountains
Southwest, New
United States