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Ives, J.C.
Beale's Pass.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 18. - Beale's Pass.
List No 0341.038
Ives, J.C.
Dead Mountain, Mojave Valley …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Dead Mountain, Mojave Valley. Colorado Exploring Expedition. General Report, Plate IV. J.J. Young from a sketch by H.B. Mollhausen, Del. Lith. of Sarony, Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway N.Y.
List No 0341.039
Ives, J.C.
Colorado River. Cottonwood V …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Colorado River. Cottonwood Valley, From Pyramid Canyon to Painted Canyon. Colorado Exploring Expedition. Panoramic View No. 3. Drawn by Frhr. F.W. v. Ecloffstein. Lith. of Sarony, Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway, N.Y.
List No 0341.040
Ives, J.C.
Pyramid Canyon.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 19. Pyramid Canyon.
List No 0341.041
Ives, J.C.
Deep Rapid.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 20. Deep Rapid.
List No 0341.042
Ives, J.C.
Cottonwood Valley.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 21. Cottonwood Valley.
List No 0341.043
Ives, J.C.
Painted Canyon.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 22. Painted Canyon.
List No 0341.044
Note Large block of foxing.
Ives, J.C.
Black Canyon.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Black Canyon. Colorado Exploring Expedition. General Report, Plate V. F.W. Egloffstein from a sketch by Lieut. Ives.
List No 0341.045
Ives, J.C.
Colorado River. Big Canyon, …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Colorado River. Big Canyon, from near Hualpais Spring. Colorado Exploring Expedition. Panoramic View No. 5. Drawn by Frhr. F.W. v. Ecloffstein.
List No 0341.050
Ives, J.C.
Hills of Tertiary Conglomera …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 7. Hills of Tertiary Conglomerate and Modern Gravel, Camp 49.
List No 0341.087
Ives, J.C.
Castle-like Conglomerate Blu …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 8. Castle-like Conglomerate Bluff.
List No 0341.088
Note Penciled notes: "9/5/32 Mellenbaugh(?) thinks this is "Fortification Rocks: at the mouth of the Virgin River - Joseph Page 188 of his narrative - calls it "The Temple" See page 87 of Ive's narrative.
Ives, J.C.
Cliffs of Tertiary Conglomer …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 9. Cliffs of Tertiary Conglomerate -- Camp 54.
List No 0341.089
Ives, J.C.
Elephant Hill from Camp 55.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Ives, J.C.
Full Title Fig 11. Elephant Hill from Camp 55.
List No 0341.091
Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, …
Goshoot Passage.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, C.
Full Title Goshoot Passage showing 65 miles of the proposed line of railroad from the desert west of Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains. May 17th-20th. C. Schumann from F.W. Egloffstein. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment, Washington, D.C. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 41st Parallel. Expl. by Lieut. Beckwith. Vol. II.
List No 0693.009
Note Uncolored view includes Don-Don Mountain, Wa-cho-i Mountain, Mo-ko-ga-ri Butte, the Wa-ro-ja Mountains, Franklin valley and lake, and the eastern foot of the Humboldt Mountains.
Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, …
Humboldt Pass.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, C.
Full Title Humboldt Pass. May 22nd at 12 A.M. from high peak east of pass. C. Schumann from F.W. Egloffstein. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment, Washington, D.C. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 41st Parallel. Expl. by Lieut. Beckwith. Vol. II.
List No 0693.010
Note View uncolored. Included are the Franklin River, the distant snowy divide of the Humboldt and Columbia Rivers, and the Humboldt valley.
Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, …
Franklin Valley.
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, C.
Full Title Franklin Valley. May 24th at 10 A.M. from a spur of the Humboldt Mountains. C. Schumann from F.W. Egloffstein. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment, Washington, D.C. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 41st Parallel. Expl. by Lieut. Beckwith. Vol. II.
List No 0693.011
Note Uncolored view.
Beckwith, E.G.
From Great Salt Lake to Humb …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Beckwith, E.G.
Full Title From Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains, from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. F.W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the Route. 1855. Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Route near the 41st Parallel. Map No. 2. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment. Washington, D.C.
List No 0693.029
Note Uncolored map includes the area from the Great Salt Lake to Humboldt pass. Path clearly laid out for the proposed railway route.
Beckwith, E.G.
From the Humboldt Mountains …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Beckwith, E.G.
Full Title From the Humboldt Mountains to the Mud Lakes, from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. F.W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the Route. 1855. Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Route near the 41st Parallel. Map No. 3. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment. Washington, D.C.
List No 0693.030
Note Uncolored map follows the Humboldt River across present-day Nevada to the far edge of Pyramid Lake. Proposed railway line clearly shown.
Beckwith, E.G.
From the Mud Lakes to Pacifi …
1861
Exploration Book
Authors Beckwith, E.G.
Full Title From the Mud Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. F.W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the Route. 1855. Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Route near the 41st Parallel. Map No. 4. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment. Washington, D.C.
List No 0693.031
Note Uncolored map drawn in detail from Pyramid Lake in present-day Nevada to Mt. Shasta. The rest of the map is in sketchy detail.
Campbell, Albert
Map of the Western Division …
1857
Exploration Book
Authors Campbell, Albert
Full Title Map of the Western Division of the Fort Kearney South Pass and Honey Lake Road. Surveyed under the direction of John Kirk, Supdt. by F.A. Bishop, Engineer, 1857. Thos. S. Wagner's Lith. Philada. Dept. of the Interior, Pacific Wagon Roads.
List No 1582.002
Note Uncolored map. Lake Tahoe is shown and labeled as Lake Bigler.
Hamel, P.W., Wheeler, G.M.
Cave Valley, Nevada.
1889
Exploration Book
Authors Hamel, P.W., Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Plan and section of cave in Cave Valley, Southeastern Nevada. Surveyed by P.W. Hamel, 1869. Drawn by Weyss & Thompson. The Graphic Co., N.Y. (1889)
List No 2220.001
Note Lithographed map, sepia toned. Relief shown by hachures. Vertical scale of plan ca. 1:1,589.
O'Sullivan, T. H., Wheeler, …
Black Canon, Colorado River.
1889
Exploration Book
Authors O'Sullivan, T. H., Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Black Canon, Colorado River, from Camp 8, looking above. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
List No 2220.017
Note Sepia tone lithographed view. "This is from a photograph by O'Sullivan, taken near the center of Black Canon."-- v. 1, p. 158.
Wheeler, G.M.
Maimun, a Mohave Indian.
1889
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Maimun--a Mohave Indian of the river party. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
List No 2220.018
Note Color lithographed view. "A sketch showing Maimum (sic), a young and typical Mohave, in the foreground, is here introduced, as he was one of the characters of the trip."-- v. 1, p. 158.
Wheeler, G.M.
Black Canon, Colorado River.
1889
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Black Canon of the Colorado River, from Mirror Bar. 1871. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889)
List No 2220.019
Note Sepia tone lithographed view. Shows boat, canyon walls, river, etc.
United States. Army. Corps o …
Winnemucca, Ft. Fred Steele, …
1877
Exploration Book
Authors United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Sketch of Winnemucca, Nevada showing position of observing block and meridian mark. Sketch of Ft. Fred Steele, Wyoming showing position of observing block and meridian mark. Sketch of Laramie, Wyoming showing position of observing block and meridian mark. Sketch of Green River, Wyoming showing position of observing block and meridian mark. Sketch of Carlin, Nevada showing position of astronomical monument and meridian marks. Sketch of Battle Mountain, Nevada showing position of astronomical monument and meridian mark. Surveyed in 1873. Expeditions of 1871, 1872, 1873 & 1874, under the command of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. George D. Clarke, del. The Graphic Co., N.Y. By order of the honorable the Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. (1877)
List No 2220.045
Note Six sepia tone lithographed maps. Show buildings, railroad, un-named streets, etc. Carlin at ca. 1:7,500 scale. Surveyed 1871-1873.
United States. Army. Corps o …
Pioche, Virginia City, Hughe …
1877
Exploration Book
Authors United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Sketch of Pioche, Nevada showing position of astronomical monument and meridian marks. Sketch of Virginia City, Nevada showing position of astronomical monument. Sketch of Hughes, Colorado showing position of astronomical monument and meridian mark. Sketch of Colorado Springs, Colorado showing position of astronomical monument. Sketch of Labran, Colorado showing position of astronomical monument and meridian mark. Sketch of Trinidad, Colorado showing position of astronomical monument. Expeditions of 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875 & 1876, under the command of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. George D. Clarke, del. The Graphic Co., N.Y. By order of the honorable the Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. (1877)
List No 2220.046
Note Six sepia tone lithographed maps. Show buildings, railroad, un-named streets, etc. Scale of Virginia City map ca. 1:37,000. Surveyed in 1873, Colorado Springs in 1873-1876.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal barometric curves.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal barometric curves. Horary curves Hughes, Col. ... Labran, Col. ... Camp Independence, Cal. ... Cottonwood Springs, Nev. ... Beaver, Utah ... U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.049
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal barometric curves.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal barometric curves. Prescott, Ariz. Winnemucca, Nev. Gunnison, Utah. Virginia City, Nev. Laramie, Wyo. Terr. Bozeman, Montana. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.051
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1874.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal temperature.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal temperature. Beaver, Utah. Camp Independence, Cal. Labran, Col. Hughes, Col. Cottonwood Springs, Nev. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.053
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal temperature.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal temperature. Trinidad, Col. Prescott, Ariz. Cheyenne, Wyo. Terr. Pioche, Nev. Ogden, Utah. Ft. Steele, Wyo. Terr. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.054
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Differences, wet, dry bulb t …
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Mean differences, wet and dry bulb thermometers. Beaver, Utah. Camp Independence, Cal. Labran, Col. Hughes, Col. Cottonwood Springs, Nev. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.056
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Differences, wet, dry bulb t …
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Mean differences, wet and dry bulb thermometers. Trinidad, Col. Prescott, Ariz. Cheyenne, Wyo. Terr. Pioche, Nev. Ogden, Utah. Ft. Steele, Wyo. Terr. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.057
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal force of vapor.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal force of vapor. Beaver, Utah. Cottonwood Springs, Nev. Hughes, Col. Labran, Col. Camp Independence, Cal. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.059
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal force of vapor.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal force of vapor. Pioche, Nev. Ft. Steele, Wyo. Terr. Prescott, Ariz. Ogden, Utah. Trinidad, Col. Cheyenne, Wyo. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.060
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal relative humidity.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal relative humidity. Camp Independence, Cal. Cottonwood Springs, Nev. Beaver, Utah. Hughes, Col. Labran, Col. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.062
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Diurnal relative humidity.
1877
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Diurnal relative humidity. Pioche, Nev. Ft. Steele, Wyo. Terr. Trinidad, Col. Prescott, Ariz. Cheyenne, Wyo. Terr. Ogden, Utah. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1877)
List No 2220.063
Note Lithographed chart, b&w. Hourly observations taken 1871-1873.
Wheeler, G.M.
Lava, Meadow Creek Canyon, N …
1875
Exploration Book
Authors Wheeler, G.M.
Full Title Cleavage in lava, Meadow Creek Canyon, Nevada. (1875)
List No 2220.069
Note "Heliotype."
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