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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04249 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | Report on the United States and Mexican boundary Survey... |
| Date | 1857-1859 |
| Author | Emory, William H. (William Hemsley) (1811-1887) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | House Executive Document no. 135 (25th Congress, 1st Session). Two volumes printed in three, with 5 maps and charts, 346 plates and numerous lithographic illustrations. Report commissioned by the Secretary of Interior; survey conducted by William H. Emory. Includes wood cuts and wood engravings in text and inserted engraved and lithographed plates. Subjects of the lithographed plates include flora, fauna and native inhabitants. Contents: Vol. 1: Geographical reports, with views or places and native Americans. -- Vol. 2: Botany of the boundary. -- Vol. 3: Zoology of the boundary. References: Basic Texas Books 57; Howes E146; Raines p. 76; Plains & Rockies 4: 291. (See also his explorations in New Mexico and California 1848, Executive Doc. no. 41, GLC 267.111.) |
| Subjects | Texas Mexican War Boundary or Property Dispute Surveying Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Geography and Natural History American Indian History |
| People | Emory, William H. (William Hemsley) (1811-1887) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Native Americans; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |