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MULLAN, John (1830-1909). Report on the Construction of a Military Road from Fort Walla-Walla to Fort Benton. 37th Congress, 3rd Session. Senate Document, no. 43. Serial 1149 part 2. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1863.
8o (226 x 147 mm). 10 lithographed plates and 4 large folding maps (few tears to maps). Original green cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. Provenance: Jane S. Douglas (signature on front free endpaper).
A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Captain Mullan's report appears on pages 1-84 and is followed by the engineers' reports and other meteorological and astronomical data. It covers the period from March 1858 to September 1862. The maps are: 1) "Map of the Mountain Section of the Ft. Walla Walla and Ft. Benton Military Wagon Road"; 2) "Map of the Military Reconnaissance from Fort Taylor to Coeur d'Alene Mission"; 3) "Map of Military Reconnaissance from Fort Dalles, Oregon, via Wallah-Wallah to Fort Taylor, Washington Territory"; and 4) "Map of Military Road from Fort Walla Walla on the Columbia to Fort Benton on the Missouri." Graff 2932; Howes M-884; Sabin 51275; Wagner-Camp-Becker 393; Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West V: pp. 85-95.
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A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Captain Mullan's report appears on pages 1-84 and is followed by the engineers' reports and other meteorological and astronomical data. It covers the period from March 1858 to September 1862. The maps are: 1) "Map of the Mountain Section of the Ft. Walla Walla and Ft. Benton Military Wagon Road"; 2) "Map of the Military Reconnaissance from Fort Taylor to Coeur d'Alene Mission"; 3) "Map of Military Reconnaissance from Fort Dalles, Oregon, via Wallah-Wallah to Fort Taylor, Washington Territory"; and 4) "Map of Military Road from Fort Walla Walla on the Columbia to Fort Benton on the Missouri." Graff 2932; Howes M-884; Sabin 51275; Wagner-Camp-Becker 393; Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West V: pp. 85-95.