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Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean : ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data / by Lieut. G.K. Warren, Top'l. Engrs
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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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Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
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For another copy see RB 43236; 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. Blue lines show the division of the country into Military Departments. Utah covers present day Utah and Nevada, New Mexico covers Arizona and New Mexico. Two red lines show the proposed northern and southern rail routes. At head of title: Engineer Bureau, War Department. "Engraved on stone by Julius Bien Co., New York." Listed Authorities and exploration dates. "Engineer Bureau. War Department" "...originally prepared to accompany the Reports of the Explorations for a Pacific Railroad Route; 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." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: W. G. Ritch.
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Map of Utah Territory showing the Routes connecting it with California and the East compiled in the Bureau of the Topogr. Engrs. of the War Departmt. from the latest and most reliable data
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The old reliable Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad the pioneer route to the west
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