Heading: (Fremont 1849 Geographical Memoir on Upper California)
Author: Fremont, John Charles
Title: Fremont's Geographical Memoir on Upper California published by Congress
Place Published: Washington D.C.
Publisher:Tippin & Streeper
Date Published: 1849
Description:

Geographical Memoir upon Upper California, in illustration of the Map of Oregon and California (Written in June 1848 and published by Congress, almost simultaneously with the announcement of the discovery of gold, on January 2, 1849, this copy being the House of Representatives issue, printed by Tippin & Streeper, Washington, D.C.) Original wrappers, string-tied at spine. 40pp. Text only, without the rare lithographic map. 1849. 

“Geographically, the position of this California is one of the best in the world; lying on the coast of the Pacific…on the line of an American road to Asia and possessed of advantages to give full effect to its grand geographical position…”  Described here for the first time as “golden gate”, Fremont lauds “The bay of San Francisco… celebrated, from the time of its first discovery, as one of the finest in the world…” 

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