This is the second edition with an 1852 publication date on the title page. The volume features 32 double-page maps, each printed on a separate page. The map Utah New Mexico and California shows a huge Gold Region with important rivers named including the Feather and American. There are numerous other state maps, mostly from east of the Mississippi River, but also includes Louisiana and a nice Texas. The map of the United States shows Oregon Territory, a large Nebraska Territory (encompassing present-day Montana, Wyoming and Colorado), and an extremely large Indian Territory. 359 pages. Quarter-leather over pictorial paper boards.

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Condition: B

Contents have light to moderate toning, scattered foxing, and occasional staining. Covers are worn with some loss on the back cover, corners are bumped, and the spine is cracked.