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Sections of the Colorado Desert : explored by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, U.S. Top. Engrs. in 1853

Title
  1. Sections of the Colorado Desert : explored by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, U.S. Top. Engrs. in 1853 / prepared in the Office of the Pacific Rail Road Exploration and Survey, War Department by William P. Blake.
Published by
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : War Dept., U.S. Pacific Rail Road Explorations & Surveys, [1853]
  2. N.Y. : Sarony, Major, & Knapp, Lith., [1853]
Author
  1. United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys, creator, publisher.

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Additional authors
  1. Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
  2. Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith., lithographer.
Description
  1. 3 sections on 1 sheet; 10 x 70 cm or smaller, on sheet 28 x 74 cm
Alternative title
  1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US036.2.04
Subject
  1. California > Discovery and exploration > Maps
  2. Geology > California > Maps
  3. California > Surveys > Maps
  4. Maps
  5. Pacific railroads > Explorations and surveys > Maps
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
Contents
  1. Sections 12, sheet VIII Section of the Colorado Desert: on the line extending northeast from the waterline on the point of rocks showing the probable depression of the valley of the ancient lake -- Sections 13, sheet VIII Section across the Colorado River, along the channel of the New River to the valley of the ancient lake -- Sections 14, Section from north to south : showing the terraces and sand hills between Cook's Well and the Colorado River.
Call number
  1. Map Div. 15-5446
Note
  1. "Sections 12, 13 & 14, Plate VIII"--Upper right.
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Author
  1. United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys, creator, publisher.
Title
  1. Sections of the Colorado Desert : explored by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, U.S. Top. Engrs. in 1853 / prepared in the Office of the Pacific Rail Road Exploration and Survey, War Department by William P. Blake.
Publisher
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : War Dept., U.S. Pacific Rail Road Explorations & Surveys, [1853]
Manufacturer
  1. N.Y. : Sarony, Major, & Knapp, Lith., [1853]
Cartographic data
  1. Scales differ (W 119°00ʹ--W 112°56ʹ/N 36°59ʹ--N 32°30ʹ).
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. 4, page 440, column 1, no. 3
Source
  1. US036.2.04
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added author
  1. Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910, surveyor.
  2. Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith., lithographer.
Research call number
  1. Map Div. 15-5446
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