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| Title | Map showing detailed topography of the country traversed by the reconnaissance expedition through southern & southeastern Nevada (1869) |
| View map image in other file formats | ftp://dataworks.library.unr.edu/Keck/HistTopoNV/Historic_Maps/nevada1869.djvu (8.6 Mb); ftp://dataworks.library.unr.edu/Keck/HistTopoNV/Historic_Maps/nevada1869.jpg (14 Mb); ftp://dataworks.library.unr.edu/Keck/HistTopoNV/Historic_Maps/nevada1869.tif (222 Mb) |
| Call Number | G4351 C2 1869 U55 (Special Collections) |
| Creator | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
| Searchable Date | 1869 |
| Original Date | 1869 |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Original Publisher | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
| Electronic Publisher | Mary B. Ansari Map Library for the Special Collections Department
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| Description | 1 map : col. ; 89 x 48 cm; Scale [1:760, 320] 1 in. : 12 mi. (W 117°00--W 113°00/N 41°45--N 35°45); Shows most of eastern half of Nevada; "Reconnaissance maps, Department of California"; "Relief shown by hachures."; "Military map no. 1." ; "Photolith. by N.Y. Lithg., Engrg. & Prtg. Co., 16 & 18 Park Place."; "Officially compiled and published at the Engineer Office, headquarters Department of California in 1869 and 70"; Includes text with signature date "Oct. 26th, 1870"; "In charge of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, U.S. Engineers ; assisted by Lieut. O.W. Lockwood, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A." |
| Subject | Nevada -- Maps, Topographic
Nevada -- Surveys -- Maps
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| Resource Type | Image |
| Location Depicted | Nevada
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| Permissions Information | Not to be reproduced without permission. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission information, please see http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/photos.html
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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 JPEG2000 file was derived from a high-resolution (300 dpi, 24-bit) uncompressed TIFF image that was scanned from the original using an IDEAL/Contex Magnum 54" Plus wide format scanner, default color configuration. The TIFF files were also converted into both the JPEG and DjVu formats. These files are all loaded on the UNR Libraries' NAS server. |
| Contributors | Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905; Lockwood, O. W.; Hamel, P. W. |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) |
