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viii, 152 pp. 11 chromolithographed landscape views, 3 black & white lithographed views, and 8 lithographed plates of fossil specimens; large folding map at rear. (4to) 30.2x23 cm (12x9"), original half morocco & cloth, title in gilt on spine along with gilt shield at spine foot. First Edition.

Macomb's party traveled from St. Louis to Santa Fé, and then from Santa Fé to the Sierra de la Plata, the Sage Plain, and the Valley of the Upper Colorado. The map is: "Map of Explorations and Surveys in New Mexico and Utah...," drawn by Baron von Egloffstein. It measures 72x88 cm. Wheat calls it a "landmark map." Originally scheduled to be printed in 1861, the Civil War delayed the publication for fifteen years; we may be grateful for this, as the striking chromolithography of the plates would not have been available in 1861. With signature on front flyleaf: Augustus Macomb 5th Cavalry U.S.A.. Bookplate of Alexander Macomb. Duplicate rubberstamp of the Library of Congress on front flyleaf. Graff 2647. Howes M178. Farquhar 23. Wheat Transmississippi 983. Moffat 61.