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

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Title

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

Names

  • Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882.
  • Freyhold, Edward.
  • Bien, Julius, 1826-1909.
  • United States. War Department.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C., War Dept., 1858]

Headings

  • -  West (U.S.)--Maps
  • -  Railroads--West (U.S.)--Maps
  • -  Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Maps
  • -  United States--West

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:3,000,000.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • -  Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.
  • -  Exhibition: Exhibited: Rivers, edens, empires: Lewis & Clark and the revealing of America, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., July 24-Nov. 29, 2003.
  • -  Includes "Authorities."
  • -  LC copy annotated in color and black ink to show boundaries, place names, base lines, proposed Indian reservations and Indian land cessions.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 108 x 117 cm. on 4 sheets 57 x 61 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4050 1858 .W34

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 76695835

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Warren, G. K, Edward Freyhold, Julius Bien, and United States War Department. Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route. [Washington, D.C., War Dept, 1858] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/76695835/.

APA citation style:

Warren, G. K., Freyhold, E., Bien, J. & United States War Department. (1858) Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route. [Washington, D.C., War Dept] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/76695835/.

MLA citation style:

Warren, G. K, et al. Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route. [Washington, D.C., War Dept, 1858] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/76695835/>.