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Map of North America, circa 1863
Date
1861 to 1865
Description
Scale [ca. 1:15,840,000. 1 inch to approx. 250 miles] (W 167°- -W27°/N 85°--N 10°) ; 1 map : hand col. ; 53 x 40 cm ; Hand colored ; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. ; Includes mail routes and proposed railroad routes; Has decorative border ; Plates 15 and 16 from Johnson's new illustrated family atlas of the world ; Partial geographical index on verso ; Alternate title: North America Johnson and Ward
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Topographic map of the Las Vegas Valley area, 1959
Date
1959
Description
Scale 1:250,000 ; Transverse Mercator proj. (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 36°) ; 1 map : col. ; 45 x 72 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 200 feet ; Margin title ; "Compiled in 1955 by photogrammetric methods by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and from Nevada 1:48,000 and 1:62,500, USGS, 1952-54, and Nevada 1:50,000, CE, 1952. Planimetric detail revised by photo-planimetric methods. Horizontal and vertical control by USGS, USC& GS, and CE. Photography field annotated 1954. Road data 1954." ; Shows townships and ranges ; Gives 1955 declination from true north ; Includes location diagram, reliability diagram, and sectionalized township map ; Filing title: Las Vegas, Nevada; Arizona; California ; Interior--Geological Survey
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Las Vegas area map, 1960
Date
1960
Description
1960 ed. Scale [ca. 1:47,520. 1 in. equals approx. 0.75 miles.] 1 map : col. ; 41 x 43 cm., folded to 22 x 10 cm. Panel title: Welcome map : greater Las Vegas area and scenic routes to and from there. "1960-61 edition."--Panel. Irregularly-shaped map. Includes list of Las Vegas schools, inset maps of East Las Vegas (Whitney) and Wherry housing area on Nellis Air Force Base and advertisements for Las Vegas businesses. Index, mileages from cities in the United States to Las Vegas and sightseeing information on verso. Library's copy 1 has some art work and some lettering in orange and has "Las Vegas Nevada Chamber of Commerce" stamped in purple on panel. Library's copy 2 has some art work and some lettering in purple and has "Pioneer Title Insurance Co. of Nevada" stamped in black on panel. Nevada State Motel Association?
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