Geological section from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : along the route explored by Lieut. A.W. Whipple, Corp. of Topl. Engrs. near the parallel of 35⁰ north latitude, 1853-1854 ...

Geological section from the Mississippi River 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 118°16'50"--W 91°04'26"/N 33°47'49"--N 33°41'11")

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Full Title: Geological section from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : along the route explored by Lieut. A.W. Whipple, Corp. of Topl. Engrs. near the parallel of 35⁰ north latitude, 1853-1854 ...

Creators:

Marcou, Jules, 1824-1898

Publisher:

U.S. Pacific Railroad Exploration and Survey

Publisher Location:

Washington, D.C.

Date Created:

1853

Contributors:

Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817?-1863 , United States. War Department, United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers, United States Pacific Railroad Expeditions and Surveys, A. Hoen & Co.

Subjects:

Railroads, Pacific railroads

Form/Genre:

Maps

Mode of Travel:

Railroads

Context of Travel:

Proposed routes

Time Period Covered:

1853

Notes:

Geological and elevation profile detailing proposed railroad route between Napoleon (Desha County, Ark.), at confluence of Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers, and San Pedro (Calif.).

"Lith by A. Hoen & Co., Balto., Md."

Vertical scale not given.

Contained In:

Removed from: Marcou, Jules. "Resumé and field notes" 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 1853-4 ... (Washingtonr, 1856) in U.S. Serial Set, 33rd Congress, 2nd session, Senate Ex. Doc. 78, v. 3, pt. 4, no. 1 (Serial 760) [Govt 760, opposite p. 164] Map4F G4051.P3 1853 .U5 v. 3, pt. 4, no. 1 Newberry Library

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Marcou, Jules, “Geological Section from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : Along the Route Explored by Lieut. A.W. Whipple, Corp. of Topl. Engrs. Near the Parallel of 35⁰ North Latitude, 1853-1854, Prepared to Accompany the Preliminary Report", detached from "Resumé and field notes", in 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 760, 33rd Congress, 2nd session, Senate executive document 78 (Washington, D.C. [etc.] : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer [and others], 1855-1860), v. 3, pt. 4. Map4F G4051.P3 1853 .U5 v. 3, pt. 4, no. 1

Newberry Call Number:

Map4F G4051.P3 1853 .U5 v. 3, pt. 4, no. 1

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Geographic Area Covered:

Southwestern States

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 geological section : col. ; on sheet 28 x 92 cm.

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