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Title
Map of Utah territory: representing the extent of the irrigable, timber and pasture lands
Names
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) (Publisher)
Mahon, Charles (Draftsman)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 (Creator)
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Utah

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 18-726
Topics
Railroads -- Utah
Telegraph lines -- Utah
Utah
Genres
Maps
Topographic maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Compiled and drawn by Charles Mahon [and others] for the Commissioner of Public Lands.
Statement of responsibility: In bottom margin: "Julius Bien, Lith."
Statement of responsibility: At head of title: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region, J.W. Powell in charge.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 10, page 339, column 1, row 5
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 90 x 71 cm, sheet 96 x 75 cm
Description
Shows railroads, wagon roads and telegraph lines. Relief shown by hachures. "Note. This map has been constructed from atlas sheets of the U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region with additional material taken from the maps of the U.S. Geographical Explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, in charge ; the U.S. Geological Exploration of the 40th parallel, Clarence King, U.S. Geologist in charge ; and the U.S. Geologial and Geographical Survey of the Territories, F.V. Hayden, in charge."
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36307025
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21516704
Folder number: US234.1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 23d5e150-05e3-0136-21ce-6911706d50b1
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

  • 1878: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Utah territory" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb231740-3cea-0136-5be2-6fae5d38db14

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Utah territory" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb231740-3cea-0136-5be2-6fae5d38db14

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). Map of Utah territory Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cb231740-3cea-0136-5be2-6fae5d38db14

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Utah territory