Sketch of the Different Roads Embraced in the Itineraries. (1859)
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Title
Sketch of the Different Roads Embraced in the Itineraries. (1859)
Subject
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Maps
Description
1 map; 23 x 28 cm. <br>At the direction of the U.S. Government, Captain Randolph Marcy prepared a handbook for western emigrants. This book, "The Prairie Traveler", proved an invaluable aid for those traveling across America by wagon. In addition to the general route map depicted here, it included advice from many cultures on modes of travel, medicine, animal care, sanitation, firearms care, and general wilderness survival. It also included in-depth itineraries of the more common routes for western travel.
Creator
Marcy, Randolph Barnes, 1812-1887.
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
New York, Harper & brothers
Date
1859
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Is found in The prairie traveler. A hand-book for overland expeditions. With maps, illustrations, and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps
Identifier
wsu 550<br>F593 .M31
Coverage
United States -- West
Collection
Citation
Marcy, Randolph Barnes, 1812-1887., “Sketch of the Different Roads Embraced in the Itineraries. (1859),” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/2041.