Geological section of the Bernardino Sierra: explored by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, U.S. Top. Engrs. in 1853 from the Great Basin to the Pacific Ocean at San Pedro

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Title

Geological section of the Bernardino Sierra: explored by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, U.S. Top. Engrs. in 1853 from the Great Basin to the Pacific Ocean at San Pedro

Collection

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

Names

United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys (Publisher)
Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton), 1824-1882 (Creator)
Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910 (Surveyor)
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (Creator)
T. Sinclair's Lith. (Lithographer)
United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1853 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: War Dept., U.S. Pacific Rail Road Explorations & Surveys

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5443

Subjects

Geology -- California
Geology -- Nevada
Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys
Discoveries in geography
Geology
California -- Surveys
Nevada -- Surveys
California -- Discovery and exploration
Nevada -- Discovery and exploration
California
Nevada

Genres

Maps
Geological Cross-Sections

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Prepared in Office of Pacific Rail Road Exploration & Surveys, War Department, by William P. Blake.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 4, page 439, column 3, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 4 sections on 1 sheet : hand colored ; 4 x 97 cm or smaller on sheet 29 x 102 cm

Abstract

"Section 8 sheet V"--Upper right margin. "U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys, Cal."--Upper left margin.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 801557971
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21513140
Folder number: US036.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bd14f260-faf0-0135-72f9-4198fb92fe74

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic
Still Image

Date Issued

1853

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