Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Cover: Nebraska Territory sectional map.

Author: 
Ream, Robert L.
Date: 
1857
Short Title: 
Cover: Nebraska Territory sectional map.
Publisher: 
E. Mendenhall.
Publisher Location: 
Cincinnati
Type: 
Covers
Obj Height cm: 
15
Obj Width cm: 
9
Note: 
First edition. A second edition was issued in 1858, no later editions. Shows eastern Nebraska with most of the settlements still close to the Missouri River. There are three red lines, one going west from Decatur, one following the Platte River west from the Missouri, and one going west from a point just south of Otoe City on the Missouri. These may be emigrant routes or they may be dividing the Territory into districts. In embossed blue cloth covers 15x9 with title "Ream's Sectional Map Of Nebraska E. Mendenhall" in gold; inside front cover has an ad for J.H. Colton's maps and atlases. Full color by county.
Reference: 
Karrow 12-0362.
State/Province: 
Nebraska
Full Title: 
(Covers to) Sectional Map Of Nebraska Territory Compiled from the Field Notes in the Surveyor General's Office, by Robert L. Ream. Showing the Counties, Townships, Sections, Topography, Cities, Villages, and all Internal Improvements &c. Published by E. Mendenhall, at his General Map Establishment, Walnut Street, Cincinnati, O. 1857. Middleton Wallace & Co. Lithographers, Cincinnati, O. Entered ... 1857 by Robert L. Ream ... Ohio.
List No: 
4931A
Series No: 
1
Engraver or Printer: 
Middleton Wallace & Co.
Publication Author: 
Ream, Robert L.
Pub Date: 
1857
Pub Title: 
Sectional Map Of Nebraska Territory Compiled from the Field Notes in the Surveyor General's Office, by Robert L. Ream. Showing the Counties, Townships, Sections, Topography, Cities, Villages, and all Internal Improvements &c. Published by E. Mendenhall, at his General Map Establishment, Walnut Street, Cincinnati, O. 1857. Middleton Wallace & Co. Lithographers, Cincinnati, O. Entered ... 1857 by Robert L. Ream ... Ohio.
Pub Reference: 
Karrow 12-0362.
Pub Note: 
First edition. A second edition was issued in 1858, no later editions. Shows eastern Nebraska with most of the settlements still close to the Missouri River. There are three red lines, one going west from Decatur, one following the Platte River west from the Missouri, and one going west from a point just south of Otoe City on the Missouri. These may be emigrant routes or they may be dividing the Territory into districts. In embossed blue cloth covers 15x9 with title "Ream's Sectional Map Of Nebraska E. Mendenhall" in gold; inside front cover has an ad for J.H. Colton's maps and atlases. Full color by county.
Pub List No: 
4931.000
Pub Type: 
Pocket Map
Pub Maps: 
1
Pub Height cm: 
15
Pub Width cm: 
9
Image No: 
4931A
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Authors: 
Ream, Robert L.