Map Showing The General Topographical Features ... West of the Mississippi River. / Wheeler, G.M. / 1874

Map Showing The General Topographical Features ... West of the Mississippi River. Wheeler, G.M. 1874

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Full Title: Map Showing The General Topographical Features Of The Territory Of The United States West of the Mississippi River To Accompany Atlas Of Geographical Explorations And Surveys, West Of The One Hundredth Meridian. 1874. West Of the One-Hundredth Meridian. Seasons of 1869, 1871, 1872 & 1873. 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army in Charge. Geographical Explorations And Surveys.

Author: Wheeler, G.M.

Date: 1874

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Author: Wheeler, G.M.

Date: 1874

Short Title: Map Showing The General Topographical Features ... West of the Mississippi River.

Publisher: Washington: U.S.

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 45

Object Width cm: 57

Scale 1: 6,000,000

Note: Index map with outline of included maps by numbers in blue. Note center bottom states: "Reduced from the Western Territory Map as a basis with certain additions. When revised and corrected to date it will appear as a sheet of the Topographical Atlas." Topography in crayon. Light brown tint.

Reference: P1281-18.

State / Province: U.S. West

List No: 2738.002

Series No: 9

Published In: Topographical Atlas Projected To Illustrate United States Geographical Surveys West Of The 100th Meridian Of Longitude Prosecuted In Accordance With Acts Of Congress Under The Authority Of The Honorable The Secretary Of War, And The Direction Of Brig. Genl. A.A. Humphreys, Chief Of Engineers, U.S. Army. Embracing Results Of the Different Expeditions Under The Command Of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps Of Engineers. Julius Bien, lith. (with) Geological Atlas Projected To Illustrate Geographical Explorations And Surveys West Of The 100th Meridian Of Longitude ... Julius Bien, lith. (1876-1881)

Publication Author: Wheeler, G.M.

Publication Date: 1876

Publication Reference: P1281.

Publication Note: A collection of 135 Topographical and Geological Atlas sheets. An almost complete collection of all the Wheeler survey maps originally owned by the Salt Lake Mining Institute. I have since added maps to make it nearly a complete set, following the listing in P1281 (which lists 179 sheets). Many of the sheets in the original Salt Lake Mining Institute set have the signature of Ovando Hollister, an important figure in western mining history.

Publication List No: 2738.000

Publication Type: National Atlas

Publication Maps: 112

Publication Height cm: 49

Publication Width cm: 61

Image No: 2738002

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