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William H. Emory (3)
Fauna of SW United States
Lizards &
Amphibians
These fine steel
engravings are
cut from William
Hemsley Emory's (1811-1887) classic Report on the United States-Mexican Boundary
Survey, Under the Direction of
the Secretary of the Interior, etc., printed by Cornelius Wendel
and published in Washington, 1857-59 . The artist is J.
H. Richard (see).
This important survey, conducted between 1848 and 1853,
reported on the people, topography, and biology of the American
Southwest. Emory, a competent cartographer and engineer, became
one of the foremost authorities on the American Southwest.
These engravings are printed on heavy
stock and the paper is very white.
The plates are clean and free from foxing.
The left margins have thread holes where the signatures were bound.
The holes are outside the boxed area and will easily mat out.
Size: 8 x 11 inches
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