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. Compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data by G. K. Warren ... under the direction of W. H. Emory in 1854 and of A. A. Humphreys 1854-5-6-7-8. Drawn by E. Freyhold. Engr. on stone by J. Bien.

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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. Compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data by G. K. Warren ... under the direction of W. H. Emory in 1854 and of A. A. Humphreys 1854-5-6-7-8. Drawn by E. Freyhold. Engr. on stone by J. Bien.

Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[Washington, D.C., War Dept., 1858]

NOTES
Scale 1:3,000,000.

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

LC copy annotated in color to show boundaries, in red and blue ink and pencil to show place names, base lines, railroads and railroad exploration routes.

Second bar scale glued on.

Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.

Includes "Authorities."

SUBJECTS
West (U.S.)--Maps.
Railroads--West (U.S.)--Maps.
Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys--Maps.
United States--West.

MEDIUM
map 109 x 117 cm. on 4 sheets 58 x 61 cm. or smaller.

CALL NUMBER
G4050 1858 .W32 Vault

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
g4050 np000063 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4050.np000063

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