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Title: Geographical Memoir Upon Upper California, in Illustration of his Map of Oregon and California by John Charles Frémont Addressed to the Senate of the United States Author: Frémont, John Charles/ Charles Preuss Place: Washington Publisher: Wendell and Van Benthuysen Date: 1848 Description: 40 pp. With large folding lithographed map. 9x5½, modern plain wrappers with handwritten cover label. First (i.e. Senate) issue. The short report was written primarily to explain the important map, drawn by Charles Preuss, which covers the entire West from the Rockies to the Pacific, measuring 83x66 cm., with a little hand coloring in outline. The map is titled "Map of Oregon and Upper California, From the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and Other Authorities. Drawn by Charles Preuss..." Wheat calls the it "the one great general map of 1848." He also comments that it is probably the first map, with a wide circulation, to locate the gold regions in California. The report of this third expedition of Fremont is uncharacteristically short, due to Fremont's court martial and resignation from military service. Nevertheless, it enjoyed great popularity since the discovery of gold was announced almost simultaneously with its publication. Cowan p.233; Graff 1429; Sabin 25837; Howes F366; Kurutz 256b; Wagner-Camp 150:2; Wheat Gold Region 58; Wheat Transmississippi 559. Lot Amendments Condition: Text block with a vertical crease; map with tiny nicks at a few of the folds, with minor loss, still near fine, better than generally found. Item number: 167375