Explorations and surveys for a rail road from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : route near the 35th parallel. Map no. 2, from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean

From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean

Referenced by Selection:

Survey for a Pacific Railroad near the 35th Parallel, 1853-54

Geographic Area Covered:

Southwestern States

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 119⁰50ʹ--W 106⁰05ʹ/N 37⁰30ʹ--N 32⁰30ʹ)

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Geographic Area Covered:

Southwestern States

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 119°50'--W 106°05'/N 37°30'--N 32°30')

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Full Title: Explorations and surveys for a rail road from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : route near the 35th parallel. Map no. 2, from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean

Creators:

Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817?-1863

Publisher:

United States. War Dept.

Publisher Location:

Washington, D.C.

Date Created:

1855

Contributors:

Ives, J. C., Campbell, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1826-1899, Siebert, Selmar, United States. War Department

Subjects:

Railroads, Pacific railroads

Form/Genre:

Maps

Mode of Travel:

Railroads

Context of Travel:

Proposed routes, Exploration, Surveys

Time Period Covered:

1855

Notes:

Scale 1:950,400. 15 mi. to 1 in.

Relief shown by hachures.

Includes:

Inset maps (11 x 17 cm. and 13 x 31 cm.) : Sketch of Aztec Pass / drawn by C. Mahon from a sketch by A.H. Campbell, Civil Engineer. Scale 1:120,000 -- Sketch of Campbell's Pass from Agua Azul to Salt Spring / drawn by C. Mahon. Scale 1:240,000.

Contained In:

In: Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean / made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-[6] ... (Washington, D.C. [etc.] : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer [and others], 1855-1860, v. 11, pt. 2, no. 34 in U.S. serial Set, 33rd Congress, 2nd session, House Ex. Doc 91 and Senate Ex. Doc. 78.

Referenced In:

Wheat, C.I. Mapping the Transmississippi West. v. 4, no. 874

Citation

Whipple, Amiel Weeks, “Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, War Department, Route Near the 35th Parallel, Map No. 2, from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean, from Explorations and Surveys Made by Lieut. A.W. Whipple…Lieut. J.C. Ives…1853-4", detached from United States. War Department, Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Serial Set 768 or 801, 33rd Congress, 2nd session, Senate executive document 78 or House executive document 91 (Washington, D.C. [etc.] : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer [and others], 1855-1860), v. 11, pt. 2. Map6F G4051.P3 1853 U5, v.11, pt. 2, no. 35

Newberry Call Number:

map4F G4051.P3 1853 .U5 v. 11, pt. 2, no. 35

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Geographic Area Covered:

Southwestern States

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map on 2 sheets ; 55 x 127 cm.

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Newberry Library

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