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Map of the United States exhibiting the grants of lands made by the general government to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads

Title
Map of the United States exhibiting the grants of lands made by the general government to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads / Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, J.W. Powell, in charge.
Author
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.), creator.
Publication
  • [Washington, D.C.] : [Government Printing Office?], 1878.
  • [New York?] : Julius Bien, lithographer.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-564Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
  • Bien, Julius, 1826-1909
Description
1 map : color; 49 x 71 cm, on sheet 55 x 77 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US016.1
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • "For explanation see chapter on 'Land grants in aid of internal improvements.'"
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Linking Entry (note)
  • In top margin: To accompany report on the lands of the arid region of the U.S.
Call Number
Map Div. 16-564
OCLC
52778229
Author
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.), creator.
Title
Map of the United States exhibiting the grants of lands made by the general government to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads / Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, J.W. Powell, in charge.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : [Government Printing Office?], 1878.
Manufacturer
[New York?] : Julius Bien, lithographer.
Cartographic Data
Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000] (W 125°--W 65°/N 51°--N 21°).
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. 10, page 187, column b, no. 4
Linking Entry
In top margin: To accompany report on the lands of the arid region of the U.S.
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States.
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909, lithographer.
Related To
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.). Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States (OCoLC)12038321
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-564
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