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Map of a reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah

Title
Map of a reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah / made in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, chief of the Topographical Bureau, by Capt. Howard Stansbury of the Corps of Topographical Engineers ; aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison, Corps of Topographical Engineers, and Albert Carrington ; the adjacent country laid down from the latest and most authentic data ; drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss.
Author
Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863
Publication
  • [Washington, D.C.?] : [publisher not identified], [1850?]
  • 379 Broadway, N.Y. : Ackerman Lith.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5334Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Abert, John James, 1788-1863.
  • Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853
  • Carrington, Albert, 1813-1889.
  • Preuss, Charles, 1803-1854
  • Ackerman Lithr, lithographer.
  • United States. Topographical Bureau.
  • United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Description
1 map; 72 x 170 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US028A.1.03
Subject
  • Early maps
  • West (U.S.) > Discovery and exploration > Maps
  • United States > Oregon National Historic Trail
  • United States, West
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5334
OCLC
367518560
Author
Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863, creator.
Title
Map of a reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah / made in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, chief of the Topographical Bureau, by Capt. Howard Stansbury of the Corps of Topographical Engineers ; aided by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison, Corps of Topographical Engineers, and Albert Carrington ; the adjacent country laid down from the latest and most authentic data ; drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.?] : [publisher not identified], [1850?]
Manufacturer
379 Broadway, N.Y. : Ackerman Lith.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:1,000,000 (W 115°--W 94°/N 44°--N 38°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 316, column b, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has damage along fold lines with some map information lacking.
Source
US028A.1.03
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Abert, John James, 1788-1863.
Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853, draftsman.
Carrington, Albert, 1813-1889.
Preuss, Charles, 1803-1854, draftsman.
Ackerman Lithr, lithographer.
United States. Topographical Bureau.
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5334
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