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Map General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean. 1. Showing the different surveyed routes from the Mississippi valley to the coast of Pacific Ocean, 2. the new established & proposed Post Routes, 3. the recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona.

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Title

  • General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean. 1. Showing the different surveyed routes from the Mississippi valley to the coast of Pacific Ocean, 2. the new established & proposed Post Routes, 3. the recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona.

Summary

  • Gold mines are indicated in yellow and silver mines in blue. Indicates post routes, "old trail," finished and unfinished railroads, and the proposed state of "Colona."

Names

  • Fiala, John T.

Created / Published

  • [n.p.], 1859.

Headings

  • -  West (U.S.)--Maps
  • -  United States--West

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  "Engraved on stone by A. Janicke."
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 175
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • col. map 54 x 60 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4050 1859 .F5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688437

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Fiala, John T. General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean. 1. Showing the different surveyed routes from the Mississippi valley to the coast of Pacific Ocean, 2. the new established & proposed Post Routes, 3. the recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona. [N.P, 1859] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688437/.

APA citation style:

Fiala, J. T. (1859) General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean. 1. Showing the different surveyed routes from the Mississippi valley to the coast of Pacific Ocean, 2. the new established & proposed Post Routes, 3. the recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona. [N.P] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688437/.

MLA citation style:

Fiala, John T. General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean. 1. Showing the different surveyed routes from the Mississippi valley to the coast of Pacific Ocean, 2. the new established & proposed Post Routes, 3. the recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona. [N.P, 1859] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688437/>.