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Title: Map showing routes of the river and land parties engaged in exploring the Grand Cañon of the Colorado; under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; P.W. Hamel and L. Nell, Topographers; Weyss, Thompson & Lang del. [i.e. delineator or engraver].

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1878
  • Coverage: 1878 to 1878

Summary

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridian: Washington. Shows exploration routes, state borders. At lower left: "Issued Feb. 4th, 1878." "By order of the honorable, the Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army." Includes table of "dates of camps of river party in 1871." 1 map: 37 x 45 cm.

Subjects

  • Clark Library Map Collections
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-114.83,-113.17,36.25,35)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

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

Citation

Dahl, James, former owner, Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.), Hamel, P. W., topographer, Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883, Nell, Louis, topographer, Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905. Map showing routes of the river and land parties engaged in exploring the Grand Cañon of the Colorado; under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; P.W. Hamel and L. Nell, Topographers; Weyss, Thompson & Lang del. [i.e. delineator or engraver].. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-012525283/39015095391010

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng