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Title: Map no. 2 from Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery; F.W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route.; Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.

• Beckwith, E. G. (Edward Griffin), 1826-1909
• Dahl, James, former owner
• Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, director
• Egloffstein, F. W., 1824-1885, topographer
• Siebert, Selmar, printer
• United States. War Department

Dates

• Issued: 1855
• Coverage: 1855
• Coverage: 1855 to 1855

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, railroads, trails, Native American territories, and locations of historic events. From: Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. 1 map; 54 x 46 cm

Subjects

• Railroads
• Explorations and surveys
• Clark Library Map Collections
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• 2022-creator-sprint
• United States of America
• Maps

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (-115.5,-111.4,42.22,38.68)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

• Access rights: Public
• This map is in the public domain.

Citation

Beckwith, E. G. (Edward Griffin), 1826-1909, Dahl, James, former owner, Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, director, Egloffstein, F. W., 1824-1885, topographer, Siebert, Selmar, printer, United States. War Department. Map no. 2 from Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; by Capt. E.G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery; F.W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route.; Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.. Thematic maps, Manuscript maps. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-012485193/39015095391119

Format

JPEG

Languages

• eng