Howard Stansbury

Howard Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. His most notable achievement was leading a two-year expedition (1849–1851) to survey the Great Salt Lake and its surroundings. The expedition report entitled Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnaissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains was published in 1852 providing the first serious scientific exploration of the flora and fauna of the Great Salt Lake Valley.

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Map of the Great Salt Lake And Adjacent Country in the Territory Of Utah. Surveyed in 1849 and 1850…

“Scientific cartography of the Territory of Utah may be said to date from the appearance of this map.” – Wheat

Cartographer(s): Charles Preuss, Howard Stansbury, John Williams Gunnison

Place/Date: New York / 1852
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Map of a Reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River, and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory Of Utah…

One of the seminal cartographic achievements for the mapping of the West, professionally backed on sturdy linen.

Cartographer(s): Charles Preuss, Howard Stansbury, John Williams Gunnison

Place/Date: New York / 1851
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