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Map of the United States and Mexico : including Oregon, Texas and the Californias showing the route and importance of the contemplated Great Oregon Railroad the boundary as agreed upon the two routes by which an army can reach the City of Mexico an account of the battles of the American and Texian Revolutions army & navy of the United States Routes of the Santa Fe Traders description of Mexico, its gold and silver mines, seals of the different states, &c. &c
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Map of the United States and Mexico including Oregon, Texas and the Californias, showing the boundary claimed by the United States, boundary offered as compromise, boundary proposed by Great Britain, the route of the contemplated Great Oregon rail-road ... &c. &c
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Sales note with map states, "One of the curiosities of Early Western Cartography. An extremely important item. Haven was one of the few at this early day who saw the urgent need for an overland railroad. "Showing the Boundary claimed by the United States, Boundary offered as compromise, Boundary proposed by Great Britain, the Route of the contemplated Great Oregon Rail-Road, Route of the Santa Fe Traders, the Army and Naval Force of the United States and Great Britain, An account of the Battles of the American Revolution, Battles of the Texian Revolution, situtation of the American and Mexicn Army, A Description of Mexico, its Gold and Silver Mines, Description of Oregon, the importance of a Railroad, &c. &c." Text and decorative border. MS note: 10286. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 124.
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Map of the United States and Mexico, including Oregon, Texas and the Californias
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California includes Nevada and Utah, Oregon stretches to 54°40', New Mexico is shown as part of Mexico. Vignettes: Brother Jonathan exhibiting to the Crowned heads of Europe ; State seals of 30 states. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Map of the United States, the British Provinces, Mexico &c.; showing the routes of the U.S. Mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the gold region
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MS note in cover states a manuscript addition to the map, "Shows route pursued by Genl. Kearny on his return from California." The map is preceded by 11 p. of text, with caption: Particulars of routes, distances, fares, etc., to accompany Colton's map of California and the gold region. Collected from official documents. Vignette: Pyramid Lake. Submaps: South America; Gold Region. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Map of the United States, the British Provinces, Mexico &c showing the routes of the U.S. Mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the gold region
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Printed with sea routes indicated, later overland routes have been added in blue ink. The Gold Region has been hand colored. Submaps: Map of the Gold Region, California; From New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, 17,000 miles, via Panama 5900 miles. Vignette: Pyramid Lake, Upper California, Discovered by Capt. Fremont 1844, 35 miles long, 1890 feet above the sea. The Pyramid of Rock in the lake rises 600 feet above the surface. MS note: 87485. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: United States & Mexico.
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Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : originally prepared to accompany the reports of the explorations for a Pacific railroad route ; made in accordance with the 10th & 11th sections of the Army Appropriation Act of March 3rd 1853 ; compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data / by Lieut. G. K. Warren, Top'l. Eng'rs in the Office of Pacific R.R. Surveys War Dept. under the direction of Bv't. Major W.H. Emory, Top'l Eng'rs in 1854 ; Capt. A.A. Humphreys, Top'l Eng'rs in 1854-1858 ; Recompiled and redrawn under the direction of Chief of Corps of Engineers / by Edward Freyhold 1865-66-67-68
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At head of title: "Headquarters Corps of Engineers, War Department." For another copy see RB 127677; for the top half of the original 1857 map on which this is based, see RB 49791; for a reduced reproduction of the original 1857 map, see RB 342277. Cover has sticker from Henry R. Wagner's library. Submap: Territory of Alaska ceded by Russia to the United States 1868. Authority Table. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 43236 Maps -US U. S. Eng Dept. ... Terr. of the U.S. N.Y. 1868.
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