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Mapping the West : America's westward movement 1524-1890
- Title
- Mapping the West : America's westward movement 1524-1890 / by Paul E. Cohen ; introduction by David Rumsey.
- Author
- Cohen, Paul E.
- Publication
- New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2002.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-USLHG GA408.5.W47 C64 2002 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-Map Div. GA408.5.W47 C64 2002 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Reference Room 117 |
Details
- Description
- 208 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Summary
- This collection chronicles the cartographic history of the western United States from 1524 to 1890. The book begins with a look at the European powers' (Spain, France, England) efforts to comprehend their far-flung colonies, then directs our attention toward U.S. Government and military maps made by such notables as Lewis and Clark, Robert E. Lee, and C.T. Beauregard. Also included are maps by American Indians, maps that highlight the epicenter of the California gold rush, and maps that delineate the proposed and final courses of the transcontinental railroad, to mention only a few of the areas discussed. Many maps are here shown for the first time, most for the first time in color. Filled with fascinating historical anecdote and detailed scholarship, this is a work for map lovers and history buffs alike.--From publisher description.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Maps.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 205) and index.
- Contents
- Discovering the west -- European mapping of the west -- Staking claims -- The maps of the Lewis and Clark expedition -- Landmark maps of the west -- Military and commercial mapmaking -- Routes westward -- The Mexican war and its aftermath -- Mapping the teritories -- Railroads, rivers, and states -- The end of the frontier.
- Call Number
- GA408.5.W47
- ISBN
- 0847824926
- 9780847824922
- LCCN
- 2002102945
- OCLC
- 50717269
- Author
- Cohen, Paul E.
- Title
- Mapping the West : America's westward movement 1524-1890 / by Paul E. Cohen ; introduction by David Rumsey.
- Imprint
- New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2002.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 205) and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Form:
- Online version: Cohen, Paul E. Mapping the West. New York : Rizzoli, 2002 (OCoLC)988874021
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG GA408.5.W47 C64 2002*R-Map Div. GA408.5.W47 C64 2002