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This was taken by C. Sanders, who took photos up and down the Atlantic Pacific line. Verde Canyon, near Sedona and Cottonwood, was not on the AP line, but was very close to one of its stops. This looks very much like it was taken in Verde Canyon, but I cannot be sure. The collection it came from, Included verified locations on or near the A&P line from Needles California & Peach Springs, to the San Francisco Mountains.

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1857 RAILROAD Exploration Surveys Indians San Francisco California Fossils RARE. Beginning in 1855, the United States Congress published reports and surveys of certain railroad routes from the Mississippi River westward to the Pacific. This volume from ” Reports of Explorations and Surveys ” covers the routes through California, particularly those from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Note the impressive collection of illustrations – landscape views, churches, fossils and plants, Indian tribes, and geological plans. Narrative reports of many officers on various routes, giving much information concerning the western country. The publication of the reports being chiefly in the form of original journals, kept day by day, gives them a certain accuracy that might have been lost had the writers more frequently indulged in general descriptions. This work includes 53 fascinating engraved plates. United State War Department. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Washington, Beverly Tucker, etc. Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 7. Part I – General Report. 22, [2]; 41, [1]. 8 color, engraved plates. Part II – Geological Report. Part III – Botanical Report. Binding: Leather; tight & secure. 11.5in X 9.5in (29.5cm x 24cm). This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “schilb_antique_books” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Year Printed: 1857
• Topic: Travel
• Binding: Leather
• Region: North America
• Author: United State War Department
• Subject: Illustrated
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Publisher: Beverly Tucker, etc.
• Place of Publication: Washington
• Special Attributes: Illustrated

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