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Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Place: [Washington?]
Date Issued: 1847
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-11487
Topics
West (U.S.)
Rio Grande
Arkansas River
Gila River (Ariz. and N.M.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Content: "Engraved on stone by E. Weber & Co., Baltimore."
Content: Includes "Table of geographical positions on the route pursued by the Army of the West," "Barometric profile of the route from Fort Levenworth to Camp of Octr. 14th the last station on the Rio del Norte," and "Barometric profile of the route from the Rio del Norte to San Diego on the Pacific."
Statement of responsibility: by W.H. Emory, Lieut. Top. Engrs. ; assisted from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fé by Lieuts. J.W. Abert and W.G. Peck, and from Santa Fé to San Diego on the Pacific by Lieut. W.H. Warner and Mr. Norman Bestor ; made in 1846-7, with the advance guard of the "Army of the West" under command of Brig. Gen. Stephn. W. Kearny ; constructed under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, ch. Corps Top. Engrs., 1847 ; drawn by Joseph Welch.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 map ; 74 x 172 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 17459710
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15886977
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 33394270-c52b-012f-9d1c-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1847: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1847. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b3480cc-d860-2d95-e040-e00a18060ee4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b3480cc-d860-2d95-e040-e00a18060ee4

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1847). Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b3480cc-d860-2d95-e040-e00a18060ee4

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Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila