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Contents: Memoir to accompany the Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

(Contents Page to) Memoir to accompany the Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, giving a brief account of each of the exploring expeditions since A.D. 1800, with a detailed description of the method adopted in compiling the general map. By Lieut. Gouverneur K. Warren, Corps of Topographical Engineers, U.S.A. 1859.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Index Page when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

Contents: Reports of explorations and surveys, railroad, Mississippi River-Pacific Ocean.

(Contents Page to) Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, In 1853-56, According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XI. Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer. 1861. 36th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Index Page when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

Contents: Topographical maps, profiles, and sketches.

(Contents Page to) Topographical maps, profiles, and sketches to illustrate the various Reports of Surveys for railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Washington, D.C., 1861.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Index Page when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

Cover: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, railroad, Mississippi River-Pacific Ocean.

(Covers to) Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, In 1853-56, According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XI. Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer. 1861. 36th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII.; Warren, G.K. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Covers when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez, near San Francisco, California, to accompany the maps of Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Lieut. A.W. Whipple, Topl. engrs., assisted by Lieut. J.C. Ives, Topl. Engr., A.H. Campbell, civil engr. & surveyor, Wm. White, Jr., N.H. Hilton, J.P. Sherburne, asst. surveyors. 1853-4. Route near the 35th Parallel. (1861)
who: Whipple, A.W.; Ives, J.C.; Campbell, A. H. (Albert H.); A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII.; White, William Jr.; Hutton, N.H.; Sherburne, J.P.; Warren, G.K.; Pacific Railroad Survey what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Book Map when: 1861 where: U.S. West

Profiles, 1 Ft. Bridger-Ft. Reading, 2 Westport-Sevier River.

Profiles from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. No. 1 Route near the 41st parallel; from Ft. Bridger to Ft. Reading by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. No. 2 Route near the 38th & 39th parallel; from Westport to Sevier River by Capt. G.W. (i.e. J.W.) Gunnison, Topl. Engrs., assisted by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. Profile made under the supervision of E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Art. 1855. (1861)
who: Beckwith, E.G.; Gunnison, J.W.; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII.; Warren, G.K.; Pacific Railroad Survey what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Book Map when: 1861 where: U.S. West

Profiles San Francisco Bay-Los Angeles & Pimas Villages-Ft. Fillmore.

Profiles from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, Cala. and from the Pimas Villages to Fort Fillmore from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of The Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Lieut. John G. Parke, Topl. Engrs., assisted by Albert H. Campbell, Civil Engineer and N.H. Hutton, H. Custer and G.G. Garner, assts. 1854 & 55. Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Route near the 32d parallel & coast route, Cala.
who: Parke, John G.; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII.; Campbell, A. H. (Albert H.); Hutton, N.H.; Custer, H.; Garner, G.G.; Poole, Charles H.; Warren, G.K.; Pacific Railroad Survey what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Book Map when: 1861 where: U.S. West; California

Profiles of the main routes surveyed, compiled in 1855, by Lieutenants G.K. Warren & H.L. Abbot, Corps Topl. Engineers; with revisions and additional compilations from the results of subsequent examinations and surveys. Prepared in the Office of Pacific Rail Road Explorations and Surveys. Captain A.A. Humphreys, Corps Topl. Engineers, in charge, by direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. 1856. Explorations and Surveys for the Rail Road Routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, War Department. (with) Profiles of rail roads constructed across the Alleghany mountains.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Abbot, Henry L.; Humphreys, A.A.; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII.; Warren, G.K.; Pacific Railroad Survey what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Book Map when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. North East

Title Page: Memoir to accompany the Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

(Title Page to) Memoir to accompany the Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, giving a brief account of each of the exploring expeditions since A.D. 1800, with a detailed description of the method adopted in compiling the general map. By Lieut. Gouverneur K. Warren, Corps of Topographical Engineers, U.S.A. 1859.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Title Page when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

Title Page: Reports, explorations and surveys, railroad, Mississippi River- Pacific Ocean.

(Title Page to) Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, In 1853-56, According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XI. Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer. 1861. 36th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Title Page when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

Title Page: Topographical maps, profiles, and sketches.

(Title Page to) Topographical maps, profiles, and sketches to illustrate the various Reports of Surveys for railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Washington, D.C., 1861.
who: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882; Pacific Railroad Survey; A.O.P. Nicholson I-XI; T. Ford XII. what: Railroad; Exploration Book; Title Page when: 1861 where: United States; U.S. West; U.S. Mid West

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