Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Fourth Congress. Part IV, Illustrations Belonging to Reports Accompanying the Message

Washington DC: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1856. Senate, 34th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 1. 35 maps. Quarto [30 cm] Black cloth with decorative blind stamping to boards and the title gilt stamped on the front board. Better than very good. Minor discoloring to front board. Internally nice and complete with all maps, that are all in nice condition. This volume includes a significant series of maps and charts, including 16 from the General Land Office, 13 from the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, and two illustrating the report of Elisha Kent Kane on his expedition to the arctic, etc. There is a large 'Map of Public Surveys in California,' the Territory of Oregon west of the Cascade Mountains, Washington, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska, several of Florida, surveys of harbors, etc. Also, 'Map showing the different routes traveled over by the detachments of the overland command, in the spring of 1855, from Salt Lake City to the Bay of San Francisco.' Graff 2107. Wagner-Camp 256. Wheat 835, 847, 854, 868, 869. (Inventory #: 10055)