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Title: Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route : made in accordance with the 10th & 11th sections of the Army Appropriation Act of March 3rd 1853

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1857
  • Coverage: 1857 to 1857

Publishers

  • War Dept. (Washington)

Summary

Relief shown by hachures.; Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.; Includes "Authorities."; "Note" states it is updated to May 1, 1857.

103 x 114 centimeters

Scale approximately 1:3,200,000

General Map Collection

Subjects

  • Railroads
  • Pacific Railroads
  • Explorations and Surveys
  • United States
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-128.000,-84.000,48.000,22.000)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882. Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route : made in accordance with the 10th & 11th sections of the Army Appropriation Act of March 3rd 1853. War Dept. (Washington). https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:4044

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng