Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks, Capt. (1840-1924). Report of the Acting Superintendent of the Yosemite National Park to the Secretary of the Interior. 1895. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1895.

8vo. Large folding map of Yosemite National Park. Original buff-colored wrappers (front cover partially detached along spine, central vertical fold, minor rubbing).

FIRST MAP OF YOSEMITE PRODUCED BY LT. NATHANIEL FISH MCCLURE.

Nathaniel Fish McClure was a United States Army officer who in 1887 was posted at Yosemite National Park for frontier duty, during which time he produced a highly detailed topographical map of the region. Later he would write, "It is the cavalryman's paradise. Food and drink for his horse everywhere. Though the cold of spring and autumn may be biting, though the life may be lonely, though the work may be difficult – still, happy is the soldier whose lines fall amid these scenes of grandeur and sublimity, where nature has put forth her mightiest efforts." Currey & Kruska 372.

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks, Capt. (1840-1924). Report of the Acting Superintendent of the Yosemite National Park to the Secretary of the Interior. 1895. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1895.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks, Capt. (1840-1924). Report of the Acting Superintendent of the Yosemite National Park to the Secretary of the Interior. 1895. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1895.

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