COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Jackson, William Henry
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Jackson, William Henry
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Author:
Driggs, Howard R.
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Driggs, Howard R.
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Date:
1961
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1961
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Short Title:
Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861
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Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861
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Publisher:
American Pioneer Trails Association
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American Pioneer Trails Association
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Publisher Location:
Bayside, New York
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Bayside, New York
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Type:
Separate Map
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Obj Height cm:
26
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Obj Width cm:
76
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76
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Scale 1:
None shown
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Note:
A variant edition with additional note in red in the lower middle of the view. Pictorial map. Shows route of Pony Express with names and location of relay stations. Includes text by Howard R. Driggs, and color vignettes of Court House Rock, Chimney Rock, Old Fort Kearny, Buffalo in the Valley of the Platte, Old Fort Laramie, Relay station near Utah Desert, Sacramento - passing Old Fort Sutter, etc. Route covers 1,600 miles with total of 190 stations every twenty miles from California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Each of these stations was staffed and equipped to provide a fresh horse for each of the eighty riders who made a 120-mile ride before handing the mail off to the next man. In this manner, the mail could be delivered between St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, in just 10 days.
note
A variant edition with additional note in red in the lower middle of the view. Pictorial map. Shows route of Pony Express with names and location of relay stations. Includes text by Howard R. Driggs, and color vignettes of Court House Rock, Chimney Rock, Old Fort Kearny, Buffalo in the Valley of the Platte, Old Fort Laramie, Relay station near Utah Desert, Sacramento - passing Old Fort Sutter, etc. Route covers 1,600 miles with total of 190 stations every twenty miles from California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Each of these stations was staffed and equipped to provide a fresh horse for each of the eighty riders who made a 120-mile ride before handing the mail off to the next man. In this manner, the mail could be delivered between St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, in just 10 days.
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State/Province:
U.S. West
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U.S. West
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Subject:
Pictorial map
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Pictorial map
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Full Title:
Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861. Issued by the American Pioneer Trails Association in Commemoration of the Pony Express Centennial, April 3, 1960 - October 24, 1961. W.H. Jackson.
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Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861. Issued by the American Pioneer Trails Association in Commemoration of the Pony Express Centennial, April 3, 1960 - October 24, 1961. W.H. Jackson.
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List No:
10025.000
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10025.000
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Publication Author:
Jackson, William Henry
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Jackson, William Henry
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Publication Author:
Driggs, Howard R.
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Driggs, Howard R.
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Pub Date:
1961
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1961
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Pub Title:
Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861. Issued by the American Pioneer Trails Association in Commemoration of the Pony Express Centennial, April 3, 1960 - October 24, 1961. W.H. Jackson.
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Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861. Issued by the American Pioneer Trails Association in Commemoration of the Pony Express Centennial, April 3, 1960 - October 24, 1961. W.H. Jackson.
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Pub Note:
See note field above.
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See note field above.
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Pub List No:
10025.000
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10025.000
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Pub Type:
Separate Map
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Separate Map
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Pub Height cm:
26
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26
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Pub Width cm:
76
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Image No:
10025000.jp2
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Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/168/10025000.jp2 target=_blank>Full Image Download in JP2 Format</a>
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Download 2:
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<a href="https://www.extensis.com/support/geoviewer-9" target="_blank">GeoViewer for JP2 and SID files</a>
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Authors:
Jackson, William Henry; Driggs, Howard R.
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