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Map Of California And Nevada. U.S. War Department, Chief of Engineers, 1879

Map Of California And Nevada. / U.S. War Department, Chief of Engineers / 1879
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Full Title: Map Of California And Nevada, With Parts Of Utah & Arizona. Prepared in the Office of the Chief Of Engineers U.S.A. 1879.

Author: U.S. War Department, Chief of Engineers

Date: 1879

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Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record:

Author: U.S. War Department, Chief of Engineers

Date: 1879

Short Title: Map Of California And Nevada.

Publisher: Washington: War Department

Type: Separate Map

Object Height cm: 88

Object Width cm: 72

Scale 1: 1,500,000

Note: A larger version of a portion of the Freyhold/Warren U.S. of 1879. Wheat mentions this map in the same paragraph as the Freyhold/Warren map but he does not notice that they are from the same map! Wheat calls this map "certainly a major map of this large area..." Issued on thin paper for field use. Paper is watermarked "Crane Co. 1885." Map is without color.

Reference: Wheat 1293.

State / Province: California ; Nevada ; Utah ; Arizona

Subject: U.S. War Dept.

Full Title: Map Of California And Nevada, With Parts Of Utah & Arizona. Prepared in the Office of the Chief Of Engineers U.S.A. 1879.

List No: 3360.000

Series No: 1

Published In: Map Of California And Nevada, With Parts Of Utah & Arizona. Prepared in the Office of the Chief Of Engineers U.S.A. 1879.

Publication Author: U.S. War Department, Chief of Engineers

Publication Date: 1879

Publication Reference: Wheat 1293.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 3360.000

Publication Type: Separate Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 88

Publication Width cm: 72

Image No: 3360000

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