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Map of Oregon and upper California from the surveys of John Charles Frémont and other authorities, 1848

Date

1848

Description

'Drawn by Charles Preuss under the order of the Senate of the United States, Washington City, 1848.' 'Lithy. by E. Weber & Co., Balto.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows area of U.S. west of the Continental Divide. Includes explanatory notes and shows Frémont's exploring routes in 1842, 1844 and 1846. Scale 1:3,000,000 (W 124°--W 112°/N 42°--N 32°).

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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley showing contours of the composite piezometric surface during the spring of 1944, and specific capacities of wells tapping the confined water

Date

1948

Description

Relief shown by contours. Includes range and township grid. Shows springs and wells. Scale [ca. 1:67,162. 1 in. to approx. 1.06 miles]. Series: Water resources bulletin (Carson City, Nev.)
no. 5. Originally published as plate 8 in Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by George B. Maxey and C.H. Jameson, which is number 5 of the Water resources bulletin published by the Nevada Office of the State Engineer.

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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley showing the piezometric surface of the "near-surface" water during the spring of 1946 by contours, and areas of discharge by evaporation and transpiration

Date

1946

Description

Relief shown by contours. Includes range and township grid. Shows springs, wells and areas of discharge. Scale [ca. 1:67,162. 1 in. to approx. 1.06 miles]. Series: Water resources bulletin (Carson City, Nev.)
no. 5. Originally published as plate 7 in Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada by George B. Maxey and C.H. Jameson, which is number 5 of the Water resources bulletin published by the Nevada Office of the State Engineer.

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Map of parts of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah : traversed in 1891 by the Death Valley Expedition (a biological survey conducted by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture), C. Hart Merriam in charge

Date

1893

Description

Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200. 1 in. to approx. 20 miles] (W 122°00--W 113°00/N 38°30--N 34°00) ; 1 map : col. ; 42 x 69 cm., folded to 22 x 12 cm ; Relief shown by hachures and spot heights ; From: The Death Valley Expedition. Part II. 1893. North American fauna, no. 7 ; "Routes of Dr. C. Hart Merriam" and "Distinctive routes of other members of the expedition" overprinted in color ; Map was compiled in 1892 ; "Map no. 1."--Upper right corner ; Government Printing Office

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Map of public surveys in Nevada Territory to accompany report of Surveyor General, October 1, 1862

Date

1862-10-01

Description

'Surveyor Generals Office. San Francisco California October 1st 1862. [signed] E.F. Beale, U.S. Surv. Genl. Nevada Terry.' In upper right corner: 'Ho. Reps. Ex. Doc. No. 1. 37th Cong. 3d. Sess.' Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:253,440] 1 in. to 4 miles (W 120°08--W 118°40/N 39°45--N 38°00)

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Map of the city of Las Vegas and vicinity, Clark County, Nevada, 1929

Date

1929

Description

'Copyright 1929, C.D. Baker, civil engineer. Drawn by R.C. Kenmir.' Includes inset sketch showing general location of Las Vegas, Nev. Relief shown pictorially on inset map. Scale [ca. 1:39,600. 1 in. to 0.625 mile]. Cadastral map. Library's copy 1 has hand-drawn brown line and red circles. Library's copy 2 has "Proposed annexation" printed in capital letters in red pencil near the top, has a brown line drawn around the area.

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Map of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1, 1927

Date

1927-03-01

Description

'Compiled by C.D. Baker, civil eningeer. 220 Fremont St. March 1, 1927.' 'C.E. Pembroke, selling agent.' Scale [ca. 1:3,600]. 1 in. to 300 ft. Cadastral map. Blueline print.

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Map of the state of Nevada, 1886

Date

1886

Description

'Compiled by John W. Parker, chief draughtsman of the U.S. Sur. General's Office, Reno, Nevada, from official maps on file on the office, War Department maps and other reliable data. 1886.' 'Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1886, by John W. Parker, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.' Relief shown by hachures. Shows townships, including which townships are subdivided, roads, railroads, Indian reservations, etc. Shows range and township grid. Scale [1:760,320]. 1 in. to 12 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°).

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Map of the state of Nevada to accompany the annual report of the Commr. Genl. Land Office, October 2, 1866

Date

1866-10-02

Description

'Department of the Interior, General Land Office, October 2nd, 1886, [signed] Jos. S. Wilson, Commissioner.' 'The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 71 Broadway, N.Y.' Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. Shows silver, gold, and copper mines. Scale [1:1,140,480]. 18 miles to an in. (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°)

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Map of territory and military department of Utah, 1860

Date

1860

Description

Compiled in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers of the War Department. Chiefly for Military purposes under the authority of Honorable J.B. Floyd, Secretary of War, 1860. 42 x 69 cm. Shows towns, wagon roads, explorers' routes, railroads, forts, etc., approx. from Albuquerque, N.M. to Fort Lane, Or. and from Fort Laramie, Wyo. to Los Angeles, Calif. "Corrections and additions in reference to railroads in California, etc., were made in January, 1862 ..." "The new military posts at Fort Bidwell, ... located from a map loaned ... January 16, 1866." "Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1861-1865. Plate CXX."--Upper margin. Atlas published by the Washington Government Printing Office in 1891-95. Relief shown by hachures. "Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y." Includes text and list of authorities. Inset: March routes of Army of the Tennessee from Savannah, Ga., to Columbia, S.C., 1865, accompanying the report of Maj. Gen O.O. Howard, U.S. Army, series I, vol. XLVII, part I. Includes bibliographical references. Washington Territory is shown prior to becoming Washington state. The geographic region of Southwest is referred to as the New Southwest. Original publisher: Govt. Print. Off..

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