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Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

 
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These two subjects naturally divide the report into two parts; and l have added to it three appendices.

Appendix A presents a tabular view of the geographical positions which have guided me in the construction of the map.

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  • PublisherForgotten Books
  • Publication date2018
  • ISBN 10 1332972217
  • ISBN 13 9781332972210
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages174

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