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National map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: made by the authority of the Hon. O.H. Browning, secretary of the interior, in the office of the Indian Bureau chiefly for government purposes under the direction of the Hon. N.G. Taylor commsr. of Indian affairs & Hon. Chas. E. Mix, chief clerk of the Indian Bureau : compiled from authorized explorations of Pacific rail road routes, public surveys, and other reliable data from the departments of the government at Washington, D.C

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Title
National map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: made by the authority of the Hon. O.H. Browning, secretary of the interior, in the office of the Indian Bureau chiefly for government purposes under the direction of the Hon. N.G. Taylor commsr. of Indian affairs & Hon. Chas. E. Mix, chief clerk of the Indian Bureau : compiled from authorized explorations of Pacific rail road routes, public surveys, and other reliable data from the departments of the government at Washington, D.C
Names
Keeler, W. J. (William J.) (Creator)
DuBois, N. (Draftsman)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1868
Place: Washington
Publisher: Wm. J. Keeler
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5351
Topics
Railroads -- West (U.S.)
Indian reservations -- West (U.S.)
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
Indians of North America
Railroads
West (U.S.)
United States, West
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by W.J. Keeler, civil engineer, 1868 ; N. DuBois, draughtsman.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows land offices, surveyor general's offices, forts, military posts, Native American reservations, and railroads completed and in progress.
Content: Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1867 by Wm. J. Keeler in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 75 x 96 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 879247654
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644158
Other local Identifier: US029.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7092d500-5b3a-0134-fa4d-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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  • 1868: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "National map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81cf1fc0-5b3a-0134-7588-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "National map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81cf1fc0-5b3a-0134-7588-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1868). National map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81cf1fc0-5b3a-0134-7588-00505686a51c

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National map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean