MULLAN, John, Captain (1830-1909). Report on the Construction of a Military Road from Fort Walla-Walla to Fort Benton. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863. FIRST EDITION, Senate issue.
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MULLAN, John, Captain (1830-1909). Report on the Construction of a Military Road from Fort Walla-Walla to Fort Benton. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863.
8vo (225 x 140 mm). 4 folding maps (very short tears to folds, some minor toning); 10 lithographed plates.
FIRST EDITION, Senate issue. Captain Mullan's report (appearing on pages 1-84) is followed by engineers' reports and meteorological data. The maps are: "Map of the Mountain Section of the Ft. Walla Walla and Ft. Benton Military Wagon Road" -- "Map of the Military Reconnaissance from Fort Taylor to Coeur d'Alene Mission" -- "Map of Military Reconnaissance from Fort Dalles, Oregon, via Wallah-Wallah to Fort Taylor, Washington Territory" -- "Map of Military Road from Fort Walla Walla on the Columbia to Fort Benton on the Missouri." Howes M-884; Sabin 51275; Wagner-Camp 393; Wheat Transmississippi V, pp. 85-95.
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