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Map no. 1, from San Francisco Bay to the plains of Los Angeles : from explorations and surveys made under the direction the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War

Title
Map no. 1, from San Francisco Bay to the plains of Los Angeles : from explorations and surveys made under the direction the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War / by Lieut. John G. Parke, Topl. Engrs. ; assisted by Albert H. Campbell, civil engineer, and N.H. Hutton, H. Custer and G.G. Garner ; constructed and drawn by H. Custer.
Author
United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys, creator, publisher.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : [War Department], [1855]

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
  • Parke, John G.
  • Campbell, A. H. (Albert H.)
  • Hutton, N. H.
  • Garner, G. G.
  • Custer, H.
Description
1 map; 72 x 89 cm
Alternative Title
  • From San Francisco Bay to the plains of Los Angeles.
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US036.3.06
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows drainage, railroads, trails, etc.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • At head of title: Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; War Department; Coast routes, California.
  • Includes note.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5454
OCLC
83546366
Author
United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys, creator, publisher.
Title
Map no. 1, from San Francisco Bay to the plains of Los Angeles : from explorations and surveys made under the direction the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War / by Lieut. John G. Parke, Topl. Engrs. ; assisted by Albert H. Campbell, civil engineer, and N.H. Hutton, H. Custer and G.G. Garner ; constructed and drawn by H. Custer.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : [War Department], [1855]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:760,320. 12 miles to 1 inch (W 123°00ʹ--W 115°50ʹ/N 38°15ʹ--N 33°30ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 254, column 2, no. 6
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 54701.
Source
US036.3.05
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Chronological Term
1855
Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
Parke, John G., engraver.
Campbell, A. H. (Albert H.)
Hutton, N. H.
Garner, G. G.
Custer, H., draftsman.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5454
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