Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842
Subtitle: and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-44
By: by Brevet Captain J. C. Frémont ; printed by order of the Senate of the United States
Series: U.S. 28th Cong., 2d sess. Senate. Ex. doc. 174
Publisher: Gales and Seaton, printers
Published: 1845
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 693
Subjects: Paleontology; Botany; Geology; Astronomy; Observations; Meteorology; Discovery and exploration; Description and travel; Discoveries in geography; American
Other titles: Exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842; To the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842; Report of the exploring expedition to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-1844; Exploring expedition to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-1844; To Oregon and North California in the years 1843-1844
Notes: Access to portions of this material may be restricted.

From the library of Joseph T. Tower, Jr.

Volume 2 is a map of the expeditions.

First edition of the complete report including the California and Oregon section.

Vol.1 in publisher's brown embossed cloth, title on spine in gilt; vol. 2 housed in black cloth slip case.

Bound in half green morocco, marbled boards.
Table of contents: title: A report on an exploration of the country lying between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, on the line of the Kansas and Great Platte rivers [1842].- Catalogue of plants collected by Lieut. Frémont in his expedition to the Rocky Mountains. By John Torrey.- A report of the exploring expedition to Oregon and north California, in the years 1843-'44.- App. A. Nature of the geological formations occupying the portion of Oregon and north California included in a geographical survey under the direction of Capt. Frémont; by James Hall.- App. B. Descriptions of organic remains collected by Capt. J. C. Frémont, in the geographical survey of Oregon and north California; by James Hall.- App. C. Description of some new genera and species of plants, collected in Capt. J. C. Frémont's exploring expeditions to Oregon and north California, in the years 1843-'44; by John Torrey and J. C. Frémont.- Astronomical observations made during the expedition of 1843-'44.- Meteorological observations made during the expedition of 1843-'44. Astronomical observations made during the expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1843.- Meteorological observations [1842]