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Subtitle: Geological report by J.S. Newberry and map by J.N. Macomb from the Exploring Expedition in 1859 ; (Open-file report)
Edition: Version 1.0 edition
Publisher: For sale by the USGS Information Services (Open-File Report Sales)]
Published: 2000
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
ISBN-13: 9780607955477
Description: Macomb's shaded relief map was published in 1860. Because of the Civil War, Newberry's accompanying text was not published until 1876. This first scientific documentary of the region and details day to day rigors of period exploration on horseback, remarkable paleontologic discoveries, and stratigraphic observations. The map shows the expedition route, camps, and astronomical cartographic stations, as well as routes of former explorations.