Report. [1834-1835]

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Report. [1834-1835]

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Geologist. Report submitted by the Secretary of War to Congress regarding the possibility of the compilation of a geological map of the United States and the benefits of such a map. A proposal for the establishment of a "professorship of geology" at the U.S. Military Academy is appended to the report.

3 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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