COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Date:
1879
Short Title:
Comparative map of Great Salt Lake, Utah : compiled to show its increase of area
Publisher:
Government Printing Office
Publisher Location:
Washington
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
18
Obj Width cm:
15
Scale 1:
900,000
Note:
Uncolored map. Shows shore line in 1850-1869. Relief shown by hachures.
Reference:
Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
Country:
United States
State/Province:
Utah
Region:
Great Salt Lake
Full Title:
Comparative map of Great Salt Lake, Utah : compiled to show its increase of area ... (to accompany) Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps. By J.W. Powell. Second edition. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1879.
List No:
2347.008
Page No:
66
Series No:
8
Engraver or Printer:
Schott, Charles A.
Engraver or Printer:
Mahon, Charles
Engraver or Printer:
Graves, W.H.
Engraver or Printer:
Lindenkohl, H. (Henry)
Engraver or Printer:
Bien, Julius
Engraver or Printer:
Renshawe, J. H. (John Henry), 1852-
Publication Author:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Pub Date:
1879
Pub Title:
Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps. By J.W. Powell. Second edition. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1879.
Pub Reference:
Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
Pub Note:
3 excellent colored large maps, particularly the one of Utah. Also two small maps that are integrated into the report. The Utah map combines information from all four surveys. 1st edition was 1878. See Stegner, Beyond the Hundredth Meridian pp. 219-240, for a discussion of the Report. Bound in cloth covered boards with title on spine.
Pub List No:
2347.000
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Pub Maps:
5
Pub Height cm:
30
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
2347008
Authors:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
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Comparative map of Great Salt Lake, Utah : compiled to show its increase of area
