Nemaha Co., Wetmore and Corning, Kansas. / Allen, C. R.; L.H. Everts & Co. / 1887

Nemaha Co., Wetmore and Corning, Kansas. Allen, C. R.; L.H. Everts & Co. 1887

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Full Title: Nemaha Co., Kansas. (with) Wetmore .... (with) Corning ... L.H. Everts & Co., publishers, Phila., Pa. (1887)

Author: Allen, C. R.; L.H. Everts & Co.

Date: 1887

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Author: Allen, C. R.; L.H. Everts & Co.

Date: 1887

Short Title: Nemaha Co., Wetmore and Corning, Kansas.

Publisher: Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co.

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 69

Object Width cm: 40

Scale 1: 126,720

Note: Hand col. lithographed map with 2 insets. Shows townships, sections, quarter sections, rural structures, etc. " ... prepared by C.R. Allen, engineer and surveyor ..." Has certification dated 1886. Insets at (1:7,200) scale.

State / Province: Kansas

County: Nemaha County (Kan.)

City: Wetmore (Kan.) ; Corning (Kan.)

Full Title: Nemaha Co., Kansas. (with) Wetmore .... (with) Corning ... L.H. Everts & Co., publishers, Phila., Pa. (1887)

List No: 2818.195

Page No: 132-133

Series No: 206

Published In: The official state atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations. Philadelphia. L.H. Everts & Co. 1887. (on verso of title page) Copyright, 1887, L.H. Everts & Co. (with view:) State Capitol, Topeka, Kan. Haskell & Wood, Arch's. F.F. Goist Sc.

Publication Author: L.H. Everts & Co.

Publication Date: 1887

Publication Reference: Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West to 1900, 13-1798; Phillips, 1710; Ristow. American maps and mapmakers, p. 441; LeGear. Atlases of the United States, LC 1368.

Publication Note: Huge atlas, many maps and views, scarce. With 340 numbered pages (plus many unnumbered pages) of maps and views this must be the largest State Atlas published (Andreas' Iowa has 250 pages of maps and views). The views show the remarkable development of the state over two decades after the Civil War. Many large folding maps of cities are included. Bound in new burgandy cloth covered boards with "The Official Atlas Of Kansas 1887" stamped in gilt. Maps hand painted in full color.

Publication List No: 2818.000

Publication Type: State Atlas

Publication Maps: 295

Publication Height cm: 46

Publication Width cm: 40

Image No: 2818195

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