Publisher varies. ; the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only. ; By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes,however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by ; Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published . an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes . which account shall be . published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France." ; Half-title: United States exploring expedition. By authority of Congress. ; "During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N." ; The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany, by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants, by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology, by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics, by Charles Wilkes. ; Mode of access: Internet.
Vol. 10, Text, has imprint: New York, G.P. Putnam; London, Putnam's American agency [n.d.] ; Vol. 8 was first published as Mammalia and ornithology, by Titian R. Peale . Philadelphia, Printed by C. Sherman, 1848. This volume was later suppressed, and replaced by the one by John Cassin. ; Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.-p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-22, Ichthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells. ; By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The oficial edition however was 100 copies only. ; Half-title: United States exploring expedition. By authority of Congress. ; Atlas accompanying v. 1-5: 32.5 x 24 cm.; v. 23: 68.5 x 54.5 cm. ; I-V. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42. By Charles Wilkes. 5 v. and atlas of 5 fold. maps. 1844.--VI. Ethnography and philology. By Horatio Hale. 1846.--VII. Zoophytes. By James D. Dana. 1 v., 1846 and atlas of 61 pl. 1849.--VIII. Mammalogy and ornithology. By John Cassin. 1 v. and atlas of 53 pl. 1858; also vol. by T.R. Peale, suppressed.--IX. The races of man: and their geographical distribution. By Charles Pickering. 1848.--X. Geology. By James D. Dana. 1 v. and atlas of 29 pl. 1849.--XI. Meteorology. By Charles Wilkes. 1851.--XII. Mollusca & shells. By Augustus A. Gould. 1 v., 1852 and atlas of 52 pl. 1856.--XIII-XIV. Crustacea. By James D. Dana. 1 v. in 2, 1852-53 and atlas of 96 pl. 1855 [i.e. 1861]--XV. Botany. Phanerogamia. By Asa Gray. Part I. 1 v., 1854 and atlas of 100 pl. 1856. No more published.--XVI. Botany. Cryptogamia. Filices, including Lycopodiaceæ and Hydropterides. By William D. Brackenridge. ; Vol. 19 was partly printed, and still remains in signatures. Part 1, Chronological observations on introduced animals and plants, was published in Boston, 1854, and the first half of part 2, Plants and animals in their wild state, Salem, Mass., 1876. The complete work has not been published. ; The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany, by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants, by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology, by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics, by Charles Wilkes. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published . an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes . which account shall be . published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France." ; Vol. XIII-XIV, Atlas wanting; vol. XVI, Atlas wanting; vol. XVII, Not in N.Y.P.L.; vol. XXIII, Text wanting.
Vol. 8 was originally published as Mammalia and ornithology, by Titian R. Peale . Philadelphia, Printed by C. Sherman, 1848. This volume was later suppressed and replaced by the one by John Cassin. ; Volumes of unfinished plates - some of them in proof before lettering - are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells. ; Vol. 19 was partly printed, and left in sheets. ; The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18 Botany, by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants, by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology, by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics, by Charles Wilkes. ; By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. ; Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published . an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes . which account shall be . published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France." ; 1. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, v. 1-5 -- [5 atlas]. Atlas of the narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition -- 6. Ethnography and Philology -- 7. Zoophytes -- [7 atlas]. Zoophytes atlas -- 8. Mammalia and ornithology -- [8 atlas]. Mamalia and ornithology atlas -- 9. Races of man -- 10. Geology -- [10 atlas]. Geology atlas -- 11. Meteorology -- 12. Mollusca and shells -- [12 atlas]. Mollusca and shells atlas -- 13. Crustacea pt. 1 -- 14. Crustacea pt. 2 -- [13 & 14 atlas] Crustacea atlas -- 15. Botany, Phanerogamia -- [15 atlas] Botany, Phanerogamia atlas -- 16. Botany Cryptogami -- [16 atlas] Botany, Cryptogami atlas -- 17. Botany, Cryptogami -- 19. The geographical distribution of animals and plants pt. 1 -- 19. The geographical distribution of animals and plants pt. 2 -- 20. Herpetology -- [20 atlas] Herpetology atlas -- [12 & 21 & 22 atlas] Ichthyology and Conchology atlas -- 23. Hydrography -- [23 atlas]. Hydrography atlas (in 2 v.). ; Mode of access: Internet.
Original report issued as: Zoophytes. 1846. (United States Exploring Expedition ; v. 7) ; "The author's report on zoophytes was published by the Government in the year 1846 . The edition on sale having been exhausted, the author here issues a smaller volume containing the brief descriptions of the species in the work, to accompany complete copies of the atlas."--Preface. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-166) and index. ; Haskell ; Mode of access: Internet.
