Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
ordered by Jeff' Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route
Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble),
1830-1882
Freyhold, Edward.
Bien, Julius,
1826-1909
Fillmore, Millard,
1800-1874
collector
United States.
War Department.
cartographic
map
dcu
1858
monographic
Washington, D.C
War Dept.
1858]
eng
map 110 x 120 cm. fold. to 23 x 15 cm.
Very detailed map of the United States west of the Mississippi River indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, forts, trails, wagon roads, and routes of exploration. An important map of western expansion, it utilized and lists 45 major exploration and mapping reports from the Lewis & Clark to the U.S. General Land Office Surveys.
compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data by G. K. Warren ... under the direction of W. H. Emory in 1854 and of A. A. Humphreys 1854-5-6-7-8 ; drawn by E. Freyhold ; Engr. on stone by J. Bien.
Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.
Published to accompany Lt. G. K. Warren's memoir to accompany the map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean and was included in the volume XI of the Pacific Railroad Reports; with this map the work of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers on the preliminary Pacific surveys came to a conclusion.
Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. DLC
Description derived from published bibliography.
Signed: Millard Fillmore, Dec. 19, 1863. DLC
Includes "Authorities."
Annotated on verso: No. 250. Territories of the U.S. 1863. Millard Fillmore Jany. 18, 1864. DLC
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Scale 1:3,000,000.
Railroads
West (U.S.)
Maps
West (U.S.)
Maps
United States
West
G4050 1858 .W35
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4050.rr001740
[Fillmore map collection]
no. 250
LC Railroad maps,
174
gm 71000831
hdl:loc.gmd/g4050.rr001740
DLC
710617
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5399836
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