Skeleton map of the territory of the United States west of the Mississippi River : exhibiting the relations existing between lines and areas of explorations & surveys conducted under the auspices of the War Dept., giving the area of the public domain lying west of the 100th meridian of longitude, with an index illustration of a series of atlas maps proposed to be constructed on a scale of 1 inch to 8 mi. [map].

Author
Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Engineer Office, [1873?]
Description
  • Scale 1:6,000,000. (W 128°00ʹ00ʺ--W 85°40ʹ00ʺ/N 50°00ʹ00ʺ--N 27°00ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : col. ; 41 x 52 cm.

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Subject(s)
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Notes
  • "Prepared to accompany the" Preliminary & progress report" concerning the Expedition of 1872 & 1873."
  • Shows routes of exploration; areas survey by Wheeler's expeditions of 1869, 1871, and 1872; areas encompassed by the Survey of the 40th parallel; etc.
Title in upper left
  • Explorations and surveys west of the one-hundredth meridian
OCLC
42916669
International Standard Recording Code
  • HM 2011-16
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