Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by William H. Emory. Major First Cavalry and United States Commissioner. Volume II

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910715886803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Washington, D.C.] : , : [publisher not identified], , 1856
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Senate executive document / 34th Congress, 1st session. Senate ; ; no. 108, {2.1}; [United States congressional serial set ] ; ; [serial no. 833]
• Altri autori (Persone): EmoryWilliam H <1811-1887.> (William Hemsley); EngelmannGeorge <1809-1884.>; ParryC. C <1823-1890.> (Charles Christopher); PierceFranklin <1804-1869.>; TorreyJohn
• Soggetti: Botany; Boundaries; Cactus; Climatology; Deserts; Arid regions; Discoveries in geography; Geological surveys; Plants; Surveying; Legislative materials.; Southern boundary of the United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Publication contains discontinuous pagination. Pages listed in the Contents Note reflect printed page numbers within successive, separately paginated, parts of the publication.; Table of contents, second page after title page.; Introduction, by C.C. Parry, fourth page after title page.; Botany of the boundary, by John Torrey, follows page 26.; Index to Botany follows p. 236.; Description of the plates follows p. 258.; Cactaceae of the boundary, by George Engelmann, follows plates.; Alphabetical Index to Cactaceae, p. 61.; Explanation of Plates, follows p. 62.; Errata follows p. 68.; Explanation of Plates, follows p. 78.; Batch processed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.; FDLP item number not assigned.