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The Natural History of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) Evans, Howard Ensign (Department of Entomology, Department of Entomology, Colorado State University (Emeritus))
The Natural History of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820)
Evans, Howard Ensign (Department of Entomology, Department of Entomology, Colorado State University (Emeritus))
Acquiring the Louisiana Territory almost doubled the size of the USA, adding 800,000 square miles of land scarcely explored or mapped. This text offers a history of the 1819 expedition - the first scientific exploration of the territory to be accompanied by trained naturalists and artists.
280 pages, 45 halftones, 2 line drawings, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 16, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195111842 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 216 × 24 mm · 425 g |
| Language | English |
| Illustrator | Peale, Titian |
| Illustrator | Seymour, Samuel |