Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
2. King, Harry, (Harold G. R.)
3. Julius Bien & Co., engraver

Description

1. 1 map on 9 sheets : color; 121 x 192 cm, sheets 48 x 72 cm or smaller.

Alternative title

1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US020.2.01

Subject

1. United States -- Maps
2. United States

Genre/Form

1. Maps.
2. Topographic maps.

Call number

1. Map Div. 15-5222

Note

1. "Contour lines are drawn at ... 100, 500, 1000, 1500 ... 2000 and thence upward at each 1000 feet."
2. Includes inset of Alaska.

Indexed in (note)

1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Author

1. Geological Survey (U.S.), creator, publisher.

Title

1. United States / compiled under the direction of Henry Gannett, chief topographer, by Harry King, chief draughtsman ; engraved by Julius Bien & Co., New York.

Publisher

1. [Washington] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1890.

Cartographic data

1. Scale 1:2,500,000. Approximately 40 miles to 1 in. (W 125°--W 67°/N 49°--N 24°).

Type of content

1. cartographic image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Indexed in:

1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 189, column c, row 1

Local note

1. NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner of each sheet: 51619-51627.

Source

1. US020.2.01

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. United States District of Columbia Washington.

Added author

1. Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914.
2. King, Harry, (Harold G. R.), draftsman.
3. Julius Bien & Co., engraver.

Research call number

1. Map Div. 15-5222