Mapping The Transmissippi West 1540-1861, Carl I. Wheat, (1959...) 2004
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 3 Volume Set. 5 volumes in 3. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Publisher's green cloth. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Maps, 24 cm. Contents: v. 1. The Spanish entrada to the Louisiana Purchase, 1540-1804, v. 2. From Lewis and Clark to Fremont, 1804-1845, v. 3. From the Mexican War to the boundary surveys, 1846-1854, v. 4. From the Pacific Railroad surveys to the onset of the Civil War, 1855-1860, v. 5. From the Civil War to the Geological Survey.
This is the manageable, scaled-down reprint edition of Wheat's foundational work. Done on great paper and with strong binding, this is the readable edition of the work that every student of Western cartography needs to have.
