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Author
Jones, William A.
Full Title
Map Of The Military Department of the Platte. Wyoming. Sheet No. 3. Compiled under the direction of Captain Wm. A. Jones Corps of Engineers; Omaha Nebraska. 1874. Drawn by Louis von Froben.
List No
2039.000
Note
Wheat: "Best map of the Wyoming area produced down to this time..." Covers a larger area than Campaign Maps 3&4 at one half the scale (extends further west to include Yellowstone National Park), and appears to be drawn by a very different hand. Unfolded separate issue on thin paper. Without color. Includes list of surveys from which map was compiled. Scale: 18.94 miles to 1 inch. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Jones, William A.
Full Title
Sheet No. 1. Campaign Map of the Department Of The Platte Comprising that Portion of Nebraska Lying between Long. 97-100 and Lat. 39,30-43,30 Compiled under the direction of Captain W.A. Jones Corps of Engrs. U.S.A. 1874. Published by authority of the Hon. Secretary of War in the Office of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army.
List No
0393.000
Note
Probably made for Indian Campaigns. Drawn by Jones based on his knowledge of the area gained from his explorations of Northwestern Wyoming and the Uinta Mountains in 1871-3. Unfolded separate issue on thin paper; without color. Showing rivers, lakes, and Indian tribal lands. Scale: 9.47 to one inch. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Jones, William A.
Full Title
Sheet No. 3. Campaign Map of the Department Of The Platte Comprising that Portion of Nebraska & Wyoming Lying between Long. 103-106 and Lat. 41-45 Compiled under the direction of Captain W.A. Jones Corps of Engrs. U.S.A. 1874. Published by authority of the Hon. Secretary of War in the Office of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army.
List No
2041.000
Note
Probably for Indian Campaigns. Scale 9.47 miles/inch. Shows central portion of the Black Hills as Unexplored - pre Ludlow Report. Unfolded separate issue on thin paper; without color. Shows roads, rivers, forts and Indian reservations. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Jones, William A.
Full Title
Sheet No. 4. Campaign Map of the Department Of The Platte Comprising that portion of Wyoming Lying between Long. 106-109 and Lat. 41-45 Compiled under the direction of Captain W.A. Jones Corps of Engrs. U.S.A. 1874. Published by authority of the Hon. Secretary of War in the Office of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army. N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D.C.
List No
2042.000
Note
Probably made for Indian Campaigns. 9.47 miles/inch. Shows route west to South Pass City. Unfolded separate issue on thin paper. Without color. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Jones, William A.
Full Title
(Composite of) Sheets 1,2,3,4 Campaign Maps of the Department of The Platte. Sheet No. 1. Comprising that Portion of Nebraska Lying between Long. 97-100 and Lat. 39,30-43,30. Sheet No. 2. Comprising that Portion of Nebraska Lying between Long. 100-103 and Lat. 39,30-43,30. Sheet No. 3. Comprising that Portion of Nebraska & Wyoming Lying between Long. 103-106 and Lat. 41-45. Sheet No. 4. Comprising that portion of Wyoming Lying between Long. 106-109 and Lat. 41-45.
List No
6001.000
Note
Probably for Indian Campaigns. Drawn by Jones based on his knowledge of the area gained from his explorations of Northwestern Wyoming and the Uinta Mountains in 1871-3. South of the Platte the following notation appears: "No Water, Hard Level Prairie, Covered With Cactus." Shows central portion of the Black Hills as Unexplored - pre Ludlow Report. Shows route west to South Pass City. 4 Unfolded separate issues on thin paper; without color.
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