REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, COMMUNICATING...A REPORT AND MAP OF THE EXAMINATION OF NEW MEXICO, MADE BY LIEUTENANT J.W. ABERT...[caption title].

Washington. 1848. 132pp. plus twenty-four lithographed plates. Lacks the folding map. Later pebbled cloth, printed paper label. Scattered foxing. Three plates with small chips at edges, not affecting image. Good. Item #WRCAM43901

One of the great southwestern government-sponsored explorations, here in its earliest form, according to Wagner-Camp. The lithographed plates, attributed to Abert himself, include views of Santa Fe, Fort Marcy, San Felipe, the Pueblos, Indians, etc., and are among the most celebrated depictions of the region. The text describes Abert's trip from Fort Leavenworth over the Santa Fe Trail via Bent's Fort, his survey of the northern part of New Mexico and return via the Trail. Also included are the numerals and vocabulary of the Cheyenne. "...A basic SFT document" - Rittenhouse. HOWES A11. FLAKE 726. RITTENHOUSE 2. GRAFF 5. WAGNER-CAMP 143. SABIN 57. STREETER SALE 168. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 2. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 101.

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