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Map of Las Vegas, Nevada and surrounding Bureau of Land Management areas to the west and north, 1994

Date

1994

Description

'BLM edition, 1994.' 'Surface management status; mineral management status.' '1:100,000-scale topographic map showing highways, roads and other manmade structures; water features; contours and elevations in meters with conversions to feet; BLM recreation sites.' 'Edited and published by the Bureau of Land Management. Base map prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey.' I53:11/4-2

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Map of St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1933

Date

1930 to 1933

Description

Hand-drawn map of St. Thomas, Nevada (ca. 1914-1932) which was abandoned in 1933 due to the construction of Hoover Dam and is now covered by Lake Mead, as remembered by Merle Frehner (a former resident of St.Thomas). Buildings and residences on map are numbered and explained in a key. "Mormon plat assumed." Scale: 1 1/2 in. = 300 ft.

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Street map of greater Las Vegas, Nevada, 1965-1966

Date

1965 to 1966

Description

Rev. 1965-1966 ed. 55 x 42 cm., folded to 29 x 12 cm. Panel title: Front Boy's official street map. Relief shown by spot heights. Copyright held by Russell A. Meador. Includes notes, quotations and indexes. Street index on verso. "Detailed guide of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Paradise Valley, and vicinity." Original publisher: Meador, Russell A.

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Tonopah, Nevada mining map, March 1904

Date

1904-03

Description

'U.S. Geological Survey, George Otis Smith, Director.' 'R.U. Goode, Geographer in charge. Triangulation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Topography by W.J. Peters. Surveyed in 1902-1903.' 'Edition of Mar. 1904, reprinted Apr. 1910.' Oriented with north toward the upper left. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Scale 1:12,000 (W 117°14´--W 117°12´/N 38°05´--N 38°03´)

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Geology of the Jackass Flats quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1964

Date

1964

Description

58 x 47 cm., on sheet 86 x 81 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Geology mapped in 1961." Includes description of map units, 2 col. cross sections, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Street map of greater Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

'The professional street map of greater Las Vegas, Nevada. Detailed guide of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise Valley & vicinity' -- front panel. ' Street index on map verso. Original publisher: Front Boy Service Co. Scale [ca. 1:44,352. 1 in. to approx. 0.70 mi.].

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Map showing detailed topography of the country traversed by the reconnaissance expedition through southern & southeastern Nevada, 1869

Date

1869

Description

At top of map: 'Reconnaissance Maps, Department of California.' In lower right corner: 'Photolith. by the N.Y. Lithg. Engrg. & Prtg. Co.' 'In charge of, Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, U.S. Engineers; assisted by Lieut. D.W. Lockwood, Corps of Engineers,U.S.A., 1969.' 'P.W. Hamel, chief topographer and draugthsman.' 'Officially compiled and published at the Engineer Office, Head Quarters Department of California in 1869 and 70 by order of Brigadier General E.O.C. Ord. Comm'dg. [signed] Geo. M. Wheeler, Lieutenant of Engineers In Charge, Head Quarters Dept. of Cal. Oct. 26th, 1870.' Includes information from railroad maps, the United States Geological Survey of the 40th parallel and from Lieutenant Ives' explorations along the Colorado. Map includes camps, astronomical stations, good and bad wagon roads, trails, springs, settlements, mining districts, state and county boundaries and the watershed between the Humboldt and Colorado Basin. Shows most of eastern half of Nevada. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale: [1:760,320]. 1 in. to approx. 12 miles. (W 117°00´--W 113°00´/N 41°45´--N 35°45´). Series: Reconnaissance maps. Military map / Department of California
no. 1.miles. Library's copy has counties hand-outlined in colored markers.

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Map of Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1947

Date

1947

Description

'Prepared by Porter & White Agency. Typography by Marc Wilkinson.' 'Travel-Aid. A Ballinger publication, copyright, July 1947.' Panel title: 'Las Vegas, Nevada invites you! : see Boulder Dam, Lake Mead.' Includes information on Las Vegas, business directory, advertisements and directory of service clubs. Advertisements, map of Boulder City, and map of southern Nevada area with advertisements on verso. Ballinger Publishing Company.

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Map of Kawich Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, June 1908

Date

1908-06

Description

At upper left corner: 'Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.' 'E. M. Douglas, geographer; R. G. Chapman, in charge of section; triangulation and topography by R. H. Chapman and B. D. Stewart. Surveyed in 1905.' 'Engraved April 1906 by U.S.G.S.' 'Edition of June 1908, repritned 1929.' 'Polyconic projection. North American datum.' Guide to Topographic Maps of the United States series on map verso. UNLV Special Collections Southern Nevada Mining Map Collection

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Map of Tonopah Mining District, Nevada, revised edition, 1903

Date

1903

Description

'Compiled and published by Booker & Bradford, engineers, Tonopah, Nevada.' 'Copyrighted by Booker & Bradford 1903.' 'Photo-Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F.' Insets of Ray Mining District, vicinity map of Tonopah Mining District, Utopia Mining District, Tokop Mining District, Weepah Mining District, East Klondike Mining District, Gold Mountain, Tonopah Mining District and Red Mountain. Relief shown by hachures. Includes advertisements. Scale [ca. 1:10,800]. 1 inch to 900 feet.

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