HUMPHREYS, Andrew Atkinson & ABBOT, Henry Larcom.

Report upon the Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River; upon the Protection of the Alluvial Region against Overflow; and upon the Deepening of the Mouths: based upon Surveys and Investigations made under the Acts of Congress directing the Topographical and Hydrographical Survey of the Delta of the Mississippi River, with such Investigations as might lead to determine the most Practicable Plan for securing it from Inundation, and the Best Mode of Deepening the Channels at the Mouths of the River.

One large folding colored lithographed map of the Lower Mississippi. xx, 214 pp. 8vo, orig. cloth (lower cover with some dampstaining, light browning), upper cover lettered in gilt. Washington: G.P.O., 1867. "Reprint of introductory letter and chapters 2, 6, 7 and plate 2 from professional papers 13. In their report, Humphreys and Abbot recommend the use of levees for flood control. It has been suggested that their work was read by Mark Twain in preparation for Life on the Mississippi."­Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica, p. 167. Good copy. The map is very large and handsomely colored. Stamp of Abby S.A. White Library on free front endpaper. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica.

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