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Rio Colorado of the West.

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Image ID

1952950


Item data

Title

Rio Colorado of the West.

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Parts

Names

Egloffstein, F. W., 1824-1885 (Cartographer)
Ives, J. C. (Cartographer)
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883 (Surveyor)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1858
Place: [Washington]
Publisher: Office of Explorations and Surveys

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 07-2979

Subjects

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Maps

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Also shows routes of exploration.
Ownership: Gift; Alice C. Hudson; 2007/06/06.
Content: At head of title: Explorations and Surveys, War Department,map no. 1.
Content: NYPL copy gift of Alice C. Hudson.
Content: NYPL copy hand col. at later date.
Content: Relief shown by shading and hachures.

Physical Description

Extent: 4 maps ; on sheet 42 x 92 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16564971
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 347828b0-c52b-012f-4bab-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1858

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rio Colorado of the West." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/347828b0-c52b-012f-4bab-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1858). Rio Colorado of the West. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/347828b0-c52b-012f-4bab-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rio Colorado of the West." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/347828b0-c52b-012f-4bab-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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