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| Title | Topographical map of Washoe Mining Region (1877) [top half] |
| View map image in other file formats | ftp://dataworks.library.unr.edu/Keck/HistTopoNV/Historic_Maps/washoe_mining_region.djvu (891K); ftp://dataworks.library.unr.edu/Keck/HistTopoNV/Historic_Maps/washoe_mining_region.jpg (24Mb); ftp://dataworks.library.unr.edu/Keck/HistTopoNV/Historic_Maps/washoe_mining_region.tif (230Mb) |
| Creator | Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) |
| Searchable Date | 1877 |
| Original Date | 1877 |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
| Original Publisher | Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey |
| Electronic Publisher | Mary B. Ansari Map Library
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| Description | 1 map : col. ; 61 x 89 cm. or smaller; Relief shown by contours, shading and spot heights; Imperfect: copy is missing bottom half; "Expeditions of 1876 & 1877, under the command of Geo. M. Wheeler"; Contour map, 2 sheets. Map centered on Virginia City, Nevada; Limiting meridians (W119°43'--W119°33'); limiting parallels (39°21'--W39°16'); Scale 1:18, 000 |
| Subject | Mining districts -- Nevada -- Washoe County -- Maps
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Washoe County -- Maps
Washoe County (Nev.) -- Maps, Topographic
Storey County (Nev.) -- Maps, Topographic
Nevada -- Maps, Topographic
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| Resource Type | Image |
| Location Depicted | Washoe County (Nev.)
Storey County (Nev.)
Lyon County (Nev.)
Nevada
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| Permissions Information | This image may be freely downloaded and used. Please give credit to the Mary B. Ansari Map Library, University of Nevada, Reno.
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| Contributing Institution | University of Nevada, Reno [owner]
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| Format | image/jpeg2000; image/djvu; image/jpeg; image/tif |
| Digitization Specifications | This 14,500,000 byte file is derived from a high-resolution (300 dpi, 24-bit) uncompressed TIFF image that was scanned from the original using an IDEAL/Contex Magnum XL 54" Plus wide format scanner, default color configuration. The TIFF files were converted into the DjVu format at a compression ratio of up to 220:1 using LizardTech's DjVu compression software. These files are all loaded on the UNR Libraries' NAS server |
| Contributors | T.W. Symons, F. Kamps, field astronomy & triangulation; Anton Karl, field topography |
| Language | eng |
