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Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
Uren, Charles Edward; B...
Map of Bradley & Co's d...
1880
11715.000
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[Uren, Charles Edward, Bradley & Co.]
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Map of Bradley & Co's ditch property near Alta Station after the slide. E.C. Uren.
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11715.000
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Hand colored manuscript map of two heavy slides of earth that obstructed the tracks of the Central Pacific Railway near Alta California. From historical records it appears that the map may detail two slides that occurred along the railroad. The largest slide occurred in the Spring of 1866 during construction of the railroad and is shown in the center of the map with damages and repairs to the various ditches that ran through the area. The April 21, 1866 edition of the Dutch Flat Enquirer mentions "LAND SLIDE.—A huge land slide occurred a few days since near Buckley's ranch, just above this place, on the line of the C. P. Railroad, damaging the ditches of the Dutch Flat Water Company to the amount of several thousand dollars, and rendering a change of the railroad bed necessary, which will also cost an immense sum. Nearly a quarter section, extending along a heavy fill of the railroad several hundred yards, suddenly gave way and moved off in a solid body, taking with it ditches, flumes and everything else that obstructed its course, and making a change from the original survey of the railroad at that point imperative. The material that gave way, it seems, was of a soapy or pipe clay formation, and the pressure from the railroad fill is assigned as the cause." We estimate the map was drawn by Uren in 1880, looking back at that 1866 slide and also showing the recent 1880 slide that blocked the tracks in the upper left part of the map. The 1880 slide was recorded in the Scientific American issue Volume 42, noting that hydraulic mining techniques were used to blast away the debris covering the tracks. The map is unusual in showing illustrations of two Chinese Camps near the railroad line. With decorative compass rose, oriented with the north to upper left margin. Map showing railroad, steam engine, two views of Chinese camps, slide areas and views of Flume and water ditches. Date estimated. Uren writes his name on the map as E.C. Uren while we believe he is Charles Edward Uren.
Johnson's physical map
Johnson, Alvin Jewett, ...
Johnson's physical map
1870
4830.057
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Johnson, Alvin Jewett, 1827-1884.
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Johnson's physical map, showing the principal mountains, plateaus & plains of the world. No. I. By Prof. A. Guyot. Published by A.J. Johnson & Son N.Y. (inset profiles) comparative altitude of principal mountains and tablelands of the World. Johnson's world, showing the lines of equal magnetic declination. Epoch 1858. No. II. Johnson's world, showing the course of the tidal-wave in the three great oceans, and distribution of volcanoes. No. III. Johnson's world, showing the distribution of the principal races of man. By Prof. A. Guyot. Entered ... 1870, by A.J. Johnson ... New York. (to accompany) Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas Of The World ... MDCCCLXXX (1880).
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4830.057
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4 physical maps of the world on 1 sheet, 64x44. No. I: 31x42, showing lowlands, highlands and highest lands. Relief shown by hachures. Includes legend and inset profiles. Accompanied by three maps No. II-IV:41.5x28.5, showing world's races, ocean current and volcanoes, and magnetic declination.
53. Towcester, Daventry (Daventree), SE Quad.
Geological Survey of Gr...
53. Towcester, Daventry...
1880
6913.107
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[Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain, Ordnance Survey Office]
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53. Towcester, Daventry (Daventree), SE Quad.
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6913.107
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Paper on linen.
53. Daventry (Daventree), SW Quad.
Geological Survey of Gr...
53. Daventry (Daventree...
1880
6913.108
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[Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain, Ordnance Survey Office]
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53. Daventry (Daventree), SW Quad.
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6913.108
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Paper on linen.
54. Henley in Arden, Worcester, NE Quad.
Geological Survey of Gr...
54. Henley in Arden, Wo...
1880
6913.109
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[Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain, Ordnance Survey Office]
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54. Henley in Arden, Worcester, NE Quad.
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6913.109
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Paper on linen.
54. Worcester, SW Quad.
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54. Worcester, SW Quad.
1880
6913.114
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[Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain, Ordnance Survey Office]
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54. Worcester, SW Quad.
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6913.114
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Paper on linen.
103. Durham, SE Quad.
Geological Survey of Gr...
103. Durham, SE Quad.
1880
6913.274
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[Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain, Ordnance Survey Office]
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103. Durham, SE Quad.
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6913.274
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Sheet absent in our collection; image provided by the British Geological Survey. Image contains British Geological Survey materials © NERC 2013. For more information on the Historical Geological Maps of the British Geological Survey and the uses that may be made of these images, see http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/historicalmaps/home.html
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