Map of the Great Salt Lake. / Stansbury, Howard; Gunnison, J.W.; Preuss, C. / 1852

Map of the Great Salt Lake. Stansbury, Howard; Gunnison, J.W.; Preuss, C. 1852

Map of the Great Salt Lake. / Stansbury, Howard; Gunnison, J.W.; Preuss, C. / 1852

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Full Title: Map of the Great Salt Lake And Adjacent Country in the Territory Of Utah. Surveyed in 1849 and 1850, under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert ... by Capt. Howard Stansbury ... aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison ... and Albert Carrington. Drawn By Lieut. Gunnison And Charles Preuss. Ackerman Lith. 379 Broadway N.Y.

Author: Stansbury, Howard; Gunnison, J.W.; Preuss, C.

Date: 1852

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Author: Stansbury, Howard; Gunnison, J.W.; Preuss, C.

Date: 1852

Short Title: Map of the Great Salt Lake.

Publisher: New York: Ackerman Lith.

Type: Book Map

Object Height cm: 110

Object Width cm: 76

Scale 1: 240,000

Note: One of the earliest, and most important government maps of the Great Salt Lake area. Wheat calls this map "a major production...for the Great Salt Lake itself the map was definitive...Scientific cartography for the Territory of Utah may be said to date from the appearance of this map." It is a stunning map, large in scope, and clearly shows the genius of Charles Preuss as a cartographer. Issued in a folder with the large Stansbury "Map of a Reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth..." Bodies of water have light blue outline color.

Reference: Wheat 765.

State / Province: Utah

List No: 0950.001

Series No: 3

Engraver or Printer: Carrington, Albert

Published In: Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a Reconnoissance of a new Route through the Rocky Mountains. By Howard Stansbury ... Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1852.

Publication Author: Stansbury, Howard; Gunnison, J.W.; Preuss, C.

Publication Date: 1852

Publication Reference: WC 219; Wheat 764; Wheat 765.

Publication Note: Two maps in separate case, by Gunnison and Preuss. Maps in partial color.

Publication List No: 0950.000

Publication Type: Exploration Book

Publication Maps: 2

Publication Height cm: 23

Publication Width cm: 16

Image No: 0950001

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