Exploration of the Great Salt Lake – Howard Stansbury – 1852 | First Edition, 58 Plates

Howard Stansbury

Exploration of the great salt lake – howard stansbury – 1852 | first edition, 58 plates | this first senate edition of stansbury’s 1852 u. S. Army corps report on his expeditionary survey of the great salt lake region details the geography and mineral potential of the region, as well as describing mormon life and emigration routes.

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This first Senate edition of Stansbury’s 1852 U.S. Army Corps report on his expeditionary survey of the Great Salt Lake region details the geography and mineral potential of the region, as well as describing Mormon life and emigration routes.

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Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah by Howard Stansbury is a culminating report of his expedition to map and scientifically assess the American West. Commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, Stansbury’s survey began in 1849 under orders from Fort Leavenworth, aiming to assess emigration routes, locate viable paths for a transcontinental railroad, and document the natural and mineral landscape of the Salt Lake Valley. This first edition, published in Philadelphia by Lippincott, Grambo and Co. in 1852, is a milestone in early American cartography and overland exploration. The volume includes dozens of lithographic plates documenting geological observations, plants and animal life, and even panoramic landscapes during the two-year journey. The report exemplifies the ideals of westward expansion, describing new pathways through the Rocky Mountains and addressing the domestic structure of the Mormon community. It also presents one of the earliest scientific records assessing the region’s agricultural and mineral potential.

 

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains
  • Author: Howard Stansbury
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co.
  • Edition: First Edition, First Senate Issue, 1852
    • Title page: Heading reads, “Special Session, March, 1851.} Senate. {Executive. No. 3”
  • Binding: Original brown cloth
  • Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume
  • Size: ~ 9.25in x 6.25in (23.5cm x 15.5cm)
  • Collation: 487, [1] pp
  • Illustrations: 58 plates
  • Contents Include:
    • Report to the Corps of Topographical Engineers
    • Survey of Emigrant Trails
    • Geological Observations
    • Mormon Society and Domestic Life
    • Routes through the Rocky Mountains
    • Flora and Fauna of the Salt Lake region
  • Provenance: Handwritten signature of G.W. Smith on title page
  • Reference(s): Field 1490; Flake 8360; Graff 3947; Howes S-884; Sabin 90372; Wagner-Camp 219:2

 

Condition:

Good. The original brown cloth binding and hinges are secure with moderate wear to edges. The text block is shaken but intact. Pages show some age toning and moderate foxing throughout. Plates are intact with some small repairs. A previous owner has marked several pages, especially the sections regarding Mormonism (p. 135).

 

Why Collect This?

  • First issue of a foundational Western U.S. survey
  • Includes dozens of lithographic plates
  • Significant account of early Mormon settlements and U.S. Western expansion

Item Number: #31134

 

Categories

Americana, American History

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

Howard Stansbury

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Good

Collation

Complete

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