Dodge expedition route map from Fort Leavenworth to the Rocky Mountains and return
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Title
Dodge expedition route map from Fort Leavenworth to the Rocky Mountains and return
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Parts
Names
Steen, (Enoch), Lieut. (Author)
United States. Adjutant-General's Office (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1836 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5069
Subjects
Dodge, Henry, 1782-1867 -- Travel
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
Dragoons -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
Discoveries in geography
Indians of North America
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration
United States, West
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: by Lieut. [Enoch] Steen.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Citation/Reference: Title supplied by cataloger based on title in Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps.
Content: No longitudes given; latitudes are N 42--N 36.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Estimated distance 1645 miles, by Lieut. Steen, United States Dragoons."
Citation/Reference: Appears in Colonel Dodge's Journal (24th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, War Department, Document No, 181).
Citation/Reference: NYPL copy from: United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Journal of the expedition of dragoons under the command of Col. Henry Dodge to the Rocky Mountains, during the summer of 1835.
Content: Scale [1:1,267,200]. 20 miles to an inch (W 106°--W 93°/N 42°--N 36°)
Content: In upper right corner: B.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 50 x 89 cm
Abstract
Includes route of the Dragoons under the command of Colonel Dodge. Shows territories occupied by various Indian tribes, topographic features and location of forts. Identifies Santa Fe Trail as Santa Fe Road and Waggon Road to St. Louis.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 39370941
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20643876
Other local Identifier: US006.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2e8dd1a0-321c-0133-a309-00505686a51c
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Date Issued
1836
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Dodge expedition route map from Fort Leavenworth to the Rocky Mountains and return" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1836. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e8dd1a0-321c-0133-a309-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1836). Dodge expedition route map from Fort Leavenworth to the Rocky Mountains and return Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e8dd1a0-321c-0133-a309-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Dodge expedition route map from Fort Leavenworth to the Rocky Mountains and return" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e8dd1a0-321c-0133-a309-00505686a51c
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