Southern Pacific Railway Survey

Lot 238
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Lot 238 | Southern Pacific Railway Survey
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Southern Pacific Railway SurveyAndrew Gray, 1856GRAY, Andrew B. (1820-1862). Southern Pacific Railroad. Survey of a Route for the Southern Pacific R.R., on the 32nd parallel ... for the Texas Western R.R. Company. Cincinnati: Wrightson & Co.'s ("Railroad Record,") Print., 1856.First edition to include these "unrivalled Southwestern views" (Howes). This extremely rare report is illustrated with fine views all along the proposed railroad route through Texas to the Pacific Ocean, including El Paso, Fort Yuma, Mesilla, Fort Chadbourne, Cathedral Rock, and the Pecos River. The expedition artist was the German-born Texan mining engineer, Charles Schuchard (1827-1883). Most of Schuchard's drawings documented the topography of the potential rail line, but he also turned his pen to a number of camp scenes, as well as views of forts and settlements. The original drawings were destroyed in the Smithsonian fire of 1856. This is the second edition, but the first edition did not include the views. This is the first copy of this work with a complete suite of the lithographs to appear in the auction records of RBH or ABPC. Creating America 35; Fifty Texas Rarities 38; Graff 1626; Howes G-331 ("b"); Wagner-Camp 275.Octavo (220 x 140mm). Errata slip bound in after title-page. With 33 duotone lithographed plates and 2 maps (only, of 3, lacking the "Preliminary" map at end but including map of port of San Diego and the world map, world map with small edge chip). Modern half morocco over marbled boards.
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