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U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition 1849-52

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Title: The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52
Author: Gilliss, J[ames] M[elville], Superintendent
Description: Volume 2 only (of 4). ix, [3], 300 pp. 36 (of 37) plates including 2 maps (1 folding), 14 color lithographs of birds, several other color plates, steel engravings of fauna and fossils, etc. (4to) 11½x9, modern morocco-backed cloth. First Edition.Part of the report of an illuminating expedition to Chile and Argentina, the third official U.S. exploring expedition after those of Wilkes (to the Pacific) and Lynch (to Palestine). Much more than astronomy was studied, and there are numerous reports on the flora and fauna, people, settlements, archeology, etc., of the region. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.602; Sabin 27419.
Heading: zzcPlace Published: Washington
Publisher: A.O.P. Nicholson
Date Published: 1855