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Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean : ordered by the Hon. Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route

Historic Map Collection
Call Number

G 4051 .P3 1857 .W37

Title

Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean : ordered by the Hon. Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route

Creator(s)

Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882.

Siebert, Selmar.

Corporate Creator(s)

United States. War Department.

United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.

United States. War Department. Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

Type of Resource

cartographic

Publisher

War Dept.

Place of Publication

[Washington, D.C.]

Date Created

[1859]

Genre

map

Extent

108 x 114 cm.

Form

1 map

Note

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

"Compiled ... in the Office of Pacific R.R. Surveys, War Dep. under the direction of Bvt. Maj. W.H. Emory, Topl. Engrs. in 1854 and of Capt. A.A. Humphreys, Topl. Engrs. 1854-5-6-7."

"This map is a correct representation of our information up to May 1, 1857."

Engraved by Selmar Siebert.

Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.

From the War Dept.'s Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

Includes "Note" and "Authorities."

Coordinates

W 128⁰--W 84⁰/N 48⁰--N 22⁰

Topics

West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys -- Maps.

Rights Statement

The University of Wyoming provides access to these public domain materials for educational and research/scholarly purposes. If you wish to publish or reproduce materials from these collections, please attribute each item to University of Wyoming. Laramie, WY.