Cover: Eastern Kansas. / Whitman, E.B. ; Searl, A.D. / 1856

Cover: Eastern Kansas. Whitman, E.B. ; Searl, A.D. 1856

Cover: Eastern Kansas. / Whitman, E.B. ; Searl, A.D. / 1856

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Full Title: (Covers to) Map Of Eastern Kansas By E.B. Whitman & A.D. Searl, General Land Agents Lawrence, Kansas 1856. Boston, Published by J.P Jewett and Co. Entered ... 1856 by E.B. Whitman & A.D. Searl ... Mass. L.H. Bradford & Co.'s Lith, Boston. (inset map of Ft. Riley) The Geographical Centre of U.S. Possessions.

Author: Whitman, E.B. ; Searl, A.D.

Date: 1856

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Author: Whitman, E.B. ; Searl, A.D.

Date: 1856

Short Title: Cover: Eastern Kansas.

Publisher: Boston: J.P. Jewett and Co.

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 16

Object Width cm: 10

Reference: Streeter 3903 (this copy); Eberstadt 107:214; P-Maps 346; Heaston 4.; Graff 4640.

State / Province: Kansas

List No: 3069A

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: L.H. Bradford & Co.

Published In: Map Of Eastern Kansas By E.B. Whitman & A.D. Searl, General Land Agents Lawrence, Kansas 1856. Boston, Published by J.P Jewett and Co. Entered ... 1856 by E.B. Whitman & A.D. Searl ... Mass. L.H. Bradford & Co.'s Lith, Boston. (inset map of Ft. Riley) The Geographical Centre of U.S. Possessions.

Publication Author: Whitman, E.B. ; Searl, A.D.

Publication Date: 1856

Publication Reference: Streeter 3903 (this copy); Eberstadt 107:214; P-Maps 346; Heaston 4.; Graff 4640.

Publication Note: Streeter's copy with his notes in pencil: "An unusually good large scale map..." In green cloth covers with an interesting printed sheet on the inside cover dated June 15, 1856, promoting Whitman and Searl's land business. Three inset views. This was an early map for settlers and speculators. Inset map shows in detail the area around Ft. Riley, "The Geographical Centre of U.S. Possessions." The roads to California, Oregon, and Santa Fe are shown, with 13 Indian reservations taking up about a fifth of the area of the map. This is a very detailed map and very elegant. All the township and range lines completed to date are shown, making this a useful map for locating land claims. Map is folded into stamped green cloth covers 16x10 with "Township Map Of Eastern Kansas" in gold. Indian reservations are indicated by color.

Publication List No: 3069.000

Publication Type: Pocket Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 16

Publication Width cm: 10

Image No: 3069A

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