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Map of Texas, California, New Mexico and the northern states of Mexico, October 15, 1842
Date
1842-10-15
Description
'Published under the superintendence of the Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.' 'Published by Chapman & Hall, 186 Strand, 15 Oct. 1842.' 'J. & C. Walker, Sculpt.' Scale [ca. 1:7,600,000]. 1 in. to ca. 120 miles (W 125°--W 91°/N 43°--N 23° 30?). 1 map ; 31 x 39 cm. Relief indicated by hachures and spot heights. Shows elevations in yards. Includes notes on exploring expeditions, etc. Borders hand colored. Chapman & Hall.
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Topographic map of area near Virgin River south of St. Thomas, Nevada, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
Scale [ca. 1:110,880. 1 in. to approx. 1.75 miles]. 'Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. 47. Longwell Pl. 4.' Published as plate 4 of Longwell's Geology of the Boulder Reservoir floor, Arizona-Nevada. Geological Society of America
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Cross-sections of wells and aquifers in the Las Vegas Valley, circa 1946
Date
1943 to 1949
Description
2 map sections on 1 sheet. Originally published as plate 6 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. Shows permeable and impermeable materials, wells, and aquifers.
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Topographic map of Cane Spring, Nevada quadrangle, 1961
Date
1961
Description
'Mapped, edited and published by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Atomic Enegry Commission. Control by USGS, USC&GS, USCE, and Atomic Energy Commission. Topography from aerial photographs by photogrammetric methods. Aerial photographs taken 1959. Field check 1961.' Scale 1:24,000 polyconic projection (W 116°07'30"--W 116°00'00"/N 36°52'30"--N 36°45'00"). Series: 7.5 minute series (topographic). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 20 feet. Includes quadrangle location map. Interior--Geological Survey
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Map showing proposed improvement of Las Vegas Springs, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 21, 1916
Date
1916-09-21
Description
'Exhibit A'. 'Approved Sept. 21, 1916.' 'W.E.J.'"--Lower left corner. 'L-44-50 to 61. T-75 - 17 & 46'--Upper left corner. Includes discharge figures and plans for improvements to springs Scale [ca. 1:240]. 1 in. to 20 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. 1 in. to 200 ft. Vertical scale [ca. 1:48]. 1 in. to 4 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 1 in. to 100 feet. Library's copy has "Proposed layout" written on it in pencil near lower center and other markings in red. Contents: Detail at springs -- Profile -- Alignment.
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Map of the Goldfield Mining District, Goldfield, Nevada, 1907
Date
1907
Description
'Elmer J. Chute, E.M. and Olmstead and Rich, Goldfield, Nevada. Copyright 1907, by Elmer J. Chute, Goldfield, Nev.' Includes information on and prices for wall and pocket map with this title. Includes inset map. Includes township and range grid. Library's copy has Rochester GF. claim circled in blue ink , has a piece missing to the right of that claim, and has "Mohawk ledge, a lease by Davis & Shoemaker" written in blue ink at the center bottom of the map with a line in blue ink drawn to the Frances Mohawk claim.
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Map showing proposed annexation of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, January 1, 1929
Date
1929-01-01
Description
'Compiled by C. D. Baker, C.E., United States Mineral Surveyor, State Right Water Surveyor, Nevada. Las Vegas, Nev. January 1, 1929. Copyright applied for.' ; "Filed Dec. 10, 1936" and signed by Viola Burns, clerk, city of Las Vegas ; Hand-printed title at top of map: Proposed annexation to Las Vegas ; Map is stamped as Filed Dec 10, 1936 and signed by Las Vegas City Clerk Viola Burns. Library's copy has brown line hand-drawn around area to be annexed.
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Map of approved mineral surveys in the Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada, 1911
Date
1911
Description
'Compiled from records of the U.S. Surveyor General and other authentic sources by Davis and Byler, Mining Engineers, Goldfield, Nevada. Copyright 1908 by Davis and Byler. 1911.' Scale [ca. 1:9,600]. 1 in. to 800 feet. (W 117°14'--W 117°09'/N 37°46'--N 37°41'). Blueline print. Includes township and range grid. Library's copy has upper-left corner torn off and has circles drawn around and diagonal lines drawn on certain claims.
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Geologic map and sections of Muddy Mountains, St. Thomas Gap, and part of the Grand Wash Cliffs, 1928
Date
1928
Description
'Geology by C.R. Longwell.' At top of map: 'U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 798, plate 1.' Includes four colored cross-sections. 1:250,000 (W 115°00'--W 113°45'/N 36°45'--N 36°00'). Series: Bulletin (Geological Survey (U.S.)
no. 798. Originally published as plate 1 in: Geology of the Muddy Mountains, Nevada, with a sections through the Virgin Range to the Grand Wash Cliffs, Arizona / by Chester R. Longwell. Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1928. (Bulletin ((Geological Survey (U.S.)), no. 798).
no. 798. Originally published as plate 1 in: Geology of the Muddy Mountains, Nevada, with a sections through the Virgin Range to the Grand Wash Cliffs, Arizona / by Chester R. Longwell. Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1928. (Bulletin ((Geological Survey (U.S.)), no. 798).
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Map of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Clark, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada, 1965
Date
1965
Description
At top of map: 'United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Water-supply paper 1780, plate 1.' At bottom of map: 'Base from Army Map Service sheets NJ 11-9, NJ 11-12, and NI 11-3 (1947).' 'Boundary between bedrock and alluvium in Clark County, Nev., compiled by Ben Boyer, E. H. Pampeyan and C. R. Longwell. In Lincoln and Nye Counties, contact determined from aerial photographs.' 'Interior--Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.--1965--W63358.' Includes township and range lines.Relief shown by contours. Thematic map. Scale 1:250,000 (W 116°--W 114°45´/N 37°00´--N 35°30´). Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.), 1780. Originally published as plate 1 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780.
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