TY - BOOK TI - Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean VL - v.10=pt.3-4 (1853-1859) UR - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/57065 PB - A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer [etc.] CY - Washington PY - 1853 N1 - Vols. I-XI were issued in the Congressional series of U.S. public documents as 33d Cong., 2d sess. House ex. doc. 91, and also as Senate ex. doc. 78. Vol. XI was issued also (1861) as 36th Cong., 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. [no number] --- Printer varies between House and Senate issues, and over time. For example, Beverley Tucker is printer of volume 1 in Senate issue. --- See Wagner-Camp. Plains & the Rockies (1982, 4th edition) for detailed information on pagination, collation and contents of the individual volumes. --- Supplement to vol. I (the material of which was published also in vol. XII, book I and book II) was issued in at least three forms: Supplement to vol. I, 1859, W.A. Harris, printer, as 35th Cong., 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. 46--Vol. XII, book I-II, 1860, T.H. Ford, printer, as 36th Cong., 1st sess. House ex. doc. 56, and Senate ex. doc. [no number] --- The reports of the Pacific Railroad surveys were prepared under the direct supervision of the Engineer Department. The volumes dealing with the soil, climate, geology, botany and zoology of the regions surveyed were edited and revised by Professors Henry and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. cf. Ingersoll, Hist. of the War Department. 1879, p. 292-293. --- For further information concerning the publication of the work and a list of serial numbers assigned to the volumes in the Congressional series of documents, see Checklist of United States public docu --- "The quarto edition [of the Pacific Railroad Reports] began to appear in 1855, concluding in 1861 with volume XII. Despite their flaws, these volumes contain a monumental collection of scientific information, geographical, zoological, botanical, geological, of the still mysterious American West. Upon first examination, the volumes seem forbiddingly disorganized; reports clearly were printed as they were received; there is no overall system or arrangement, nor are there general indices to the volumes, and, as Camp has pointed out, there is the usual duplication of printing and lithography by both houses of Congress"--Wagner-Camp. --- Various illustrators, engravers, lithographers, cartographers and printing firms contributed to the publication. Some of the illustrators include: A. H. Campbell, F.W. Egloffstein, Chas. Koppel, J.H. Richard, C. Schumann, J.S. Tidball, J. Young, and J.J. Young. Some of the engravers include: F. Artos, R. Hinshelwood, S.V. Hunt, R. Metzeroth, N. Orr, and Pinkney. Lithography and printing firms for the maps and illustrations include: Ackerman lith., J. Bien lith., Herline & Hensel lith., Hoffman, Knickerbocker & Co. lith., Sarony, Major & Knapp lith., Selmar Siebert's engraving & printing establishment, and T. Sinclair's lith. --- Volume 1. Introduction. Route near the 47th and 49th parallels -- volume 2. Routes near 38th and 39th, 41st, and 32d parallels. Landers's report -- volumes 3-4. Route near the 35th parallel -- volume 5. Routes in California to connect with those near the 35th and 32d parallels -- volume 6. Routes in Oregon and California -- volume 7. Route in California to connect with those near the 35th and 32d parallels. Route between the Rio Grande and Pimas villages -- volume 8. Mammals of the several routes -- volume 9. Birds of the several routes -- volume 10. Reptiles and fishes of the several routes ; Zoological reports on routes near 38th and 39th, 41st 35th and 32d parallels ; On routes in California to connect with those near 35th and 32d parallels ; Reptiles of routes in California and Oregon -- volume 11. Material used and methods employed in compiling the general map ; [Topographical maps, etc.] -- volume 12. Route near the 47th and 49th parallels (concluded). --- Wagner-Camp. Plains & the Rockies (4th ed.), | 262-267 --- Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, | 1281 AU - United States. War Department. AU - Baird, Spencer Fullerton, AU - Baird, Spencer Fullerton, AU - Henry, Joseph, AU - Ford, Thomas H., AU - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. AU - Harris, William A. (William Alexander), AU - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. AU - Nicholson, A.O.P. (Alfred Osborn Pope), AU - United States. War Department. AU - Tucker, Nathaniel Beverley, AU - Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), AU - Egloffstein, Gottfried Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von und zu, AU - Koppel, Charles, AU - Richard, John H., AU - Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), AU - Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) AU - Young, J. J., AU - Hinshelwood, Robert, AU - Hunt, Samuel Valentine, AU - Metzeroth, R. (Robert), AU - Orr, Nathaniel, AU - Pinkney, Samuel J., AU - Bien, Julius, AU - Siebert, Selmar, AU - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. AU - Ackerman Lithr., AU - F. Artos & Co., AU - Julius Bien & Co., AU - Herline & Hensel, AU - Hoffman, Knickerbocker & Co., AU - Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith., AU - T. Sinclair's Lith., KW - 19th century KW - American KW - California KW - Description and travel KW - Discoveries in geography KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Explorations and surveys KW - Exploring expeditions KW - Indians of North America KW - Maps KW - Natural history KW - Pacific railroads KW - United States KW - West (U.S.) ER -