Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
2. United States. War Department.
3. Wilberforce Eames Collection.

Description

1. 1 map; 110 x 81 cm, on sheet 114 x 86 cm

Alternative title

1. Explorations & surveys, War Dept., Hon. John B. Floyd, Secy. of War
2. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US028B.2.06

Subject

1. Maps
2. Nebraska > Maps
3. Dakota Territory > Maps
4. United States > Discovery and exploration > Maps
5. Discoveries in geography > Maps
6. Great Plains > Discovery and exploration > Maps

Genre/Form

1. Maps.

Call number

1. Map Div. 15-5346

Note

1. Relief shown by hachures and spot elevations.
2. "Exhibiting also routes reconnoitred & surveyed by Capts. Lewis & Clark, U.S.A. [and 19 others]."
3. "Engraving carefully revised, [signed] G.K. Warren, Lieut. Top. Engrs."
4. Includes notes.
5. Issued with Warren's "Preliminary report of explorations in Nebraska and Dakota in the years 1855-'56-'57," originally printed in the appendixes to the Report of the Secretary of War, in the President's message and documents, Dec., 1858.
6. "35th Congress, 1st Session. Printed by order of the U.S. Senate."

Indexed in (note)

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

Author

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

Title

1. Military map of Nebraska and Dakota / by Lieut. G.K. Warren, Topl. Engrs., from the explorations made by him in 1855, 6 while attached to the staff of Brev. Brig. Gen. W.S. Harney, commg. Sioux Expedn., and in 1857 under the direction of the Office Explns. and Surveys, Capt. A.A. Humphreys in charge.

Publisher

1. [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1858]

Cartographic data

1. Scale 1:1,200,000 (W 106°--W 94°/N 50°--N 38°).

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 513, column b, row 4

Local note

1. NYPL Map Div. copy in 2 sheets, 57 x 85 cm and 57 x 84 cm.

Source

1. US028B.2.06

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Place of publication

1. United States District of Columbia Washington.

Added author

1. United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
2. United States. War Department.
3. Wilberforce Eames Collection.

Research call number

1. Map Div. 15-5346 [Filed with U.S. west of Mississippi River]