Horizontal Section of the Comstock Lode at the Sutro Tunnel Level (South End). / Becker, George F. / 1882

Horizontal Section of the Comstock Lode at the Sutro Tunnel Level (South End). Becker, George F. 1882

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Full Title: Horizontal Section of the Comstock Lode at the Sutro Tunnel Level (1900 ft.) and below. Horizontal Section of the Lode. South End. United States Geological Survey. Geology of the Comstock Lode, &c. Atlas Sheet IX. Mapping by R.H. Stretch. Geology by G.F. Becker, Geologist in Charge. Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y.

Author: Becker, George F.

Date: 1882

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Author: Becker, George F.

Date: 1882

Short Title: Horizontal Section of the Comstock Lode at the Sutro Tunnel Level (South End).

Publisher: N.Y.: Julius Bien & Co.

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 35

Object Width cm: 43

Scale 1: 4,800

Note: In full color with an uncolored inset map showing the Comstock Lode at 2,400 feet and below. The owners of the shafts are shown.

State / Province: Nevada

County: Washoe

Subject: Geology ; Mining

List No: 1566.007

Page No: 9

Series No: 10

Engraver or Printer: Stretch, R.H.

Published In: Department Of The Interior, United States Geological Survey, Clarence King Director. Atlas To Accompany The Monograph On The Geology Of The Comstock Lode And The Washoe District By George F. Becker. Washington 1882. Julius Bien & Co. Lith. New York.

Publication Author: Becker, George F.

Publication Date: 1882

Publication Note: An important atlas of the mining activity in the Comstock Lode. With printed color. Bound in brown cloth covered boards with "United States Geological Survey, Clarence King, Director. Atlas To Accompany The Geology Of The Comstock Lode And The Washoe District. Becker" stamped in gilt.

Publication List No: 1566.000

Publication Type: Geologic Atlas

Publication Maps: 19

Publication Height cm: 52

Publication Width cm: 46

Image No: 1566007

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