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Title: Map of the United States

Contributors:

Alternate titles

  • Map of the United States : exhibiting the grants of lands made by the General government to aid the construction of railroads and wagon roads / Dept. of the Interior. U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region J.W. Powell, in Charge.

Dates

  • Issued: 1878
  • Coverage: 1878
  • Coverage: 1878 to 1878

Summary

1 map : col., mounted on cloth ; 49 x 71 cm

"Julius Bien, Lithographer."

"The base chart was engraved for the Statistical Atlas of the United States."

"To accompany report on the lands of the arid region of the U.S."

"For explanation see chapter on "Land Grants in aid of Internal Improvements."

Subjects

  • Land grants United States Maps.
  • Railroads United States Maps.
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • United States
  • Railroads
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-127,-64,50,21)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

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

Citation

Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.), Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Map of the United States. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-000889504/39015091195332

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng