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Territory Of The United States From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean. Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 ; Freyhold, Edward, 1868

Territory Of The United States From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean. / Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 ; Freyhold, Edward / 1868
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Full Title: 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 ... 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 Bvt. Maj. W.H. Emory, Top'l. Eng'rs. in 1854. Capt. A.A. Humphreys, Top'l. Eng'rs. in 1854-58. Recompiled and redrawn under the direction of the Chief of Corps of Engineers By Edward Freyhold 1865-66-67-68. Head Quarters Corp Of Engineers, War Department. Engraved & printed by Julius Bien, N.Y. (inset) Territory Of Alaska Ceded By Russia To The United States 1868.

Author: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 ; Freyhold, Edward

Date: 1868

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Author: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 ; Freyhold, Edward

Date: 1868

Short Title: Territory Of The United States From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean.

Publisher: New York: Julius Bien

Type: Case Map

Object Height cm: 109

Object Width cm: 117

Scale 1: 3,041,280

Note: Alaska inset; 59 "authorities"; Streeter copy. Wheat: "one of the great American maps, and one profoundly influential." The final revision of the original Warren map of 1857; largely redrawn, in substance, and style of hachuring. An earlier state of the same imprint is described in Streeter 3080. See Wheeler vol 1 reference. In 1879 Freyhold issued another larger version of this map (Wheat 1295) (see our copy). Without color. Dissected into 24 sections and mounted on linen. Folds into a new burgundy cloth folding case 30x22 with original spine label reading "Freyhold - Map Of Explorations For Pacific R.R. - Recompiled 1865-68."

Reference: Streeter 3081; Phillips p917; Wheat 1185; Graff 4309.

State / Province: U.S. West ; Alaska

Subject: U.S. War Dept. ; Railroad

Full Title: 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 ... 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 Bvt. Maj. W.H. Emory, Top'l. Eng'rs. in 1854. Capt. A.A. Humphreys, Top'l. Eng'rs. in 1854-58. Recompiled and redrawn under the direction of the Chief of Corps of Engineers By Edward Freyhold 1865-66-67-68. Head Quarters Corp Of Engineers, War Department. Engraved & printed by Julius Bien, N.Y. (inset) Territory Of Alaska Ceded By Russia To The United States 1868.

List No: 2919.000

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: Emory, W.H. ; Humphreys, A.A.

Published In: 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 ... 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 Bvt. Maj. W.H. Emory, Top'l. Eng'rs. in 1854. Capt. A.A. Humphreys, Top'l. Eng'rs. in 1854-58. Recompiled and redrawn under the direction of the Chief of Corps of Engineers By Edward Freyhold 1865-66-67-68. Head Quarters Corp Of Engineers, War Department. Engraved & printed by Julius Bien, N.Y. (inset) Territory Of Alaska Ceded By Russia To The United States 1868.

Publication Author: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 ; Freyhold, Edward

Publication Date: 1868

Publication Reference: Streeter 3081; Phillips p917; Wheat 1185; Graff 4309.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2919.000

Publication Type: Case Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 109

Publication Width cm: 117

Image No: 2919000

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