Blanchards new map of the territories

Alternative Title:

New map of the territories

Description:

Rufus Blanchard 140 Lake St. Chicago Relief shown by hachures. Includes table of distances: Pony express mail and telegraph route; and statistical chart: Census of 1860 in each territory. Shows topography, drainage, state and county boundaries, railroads, overland and ocean routes, treaty lines, mines. Features Native American territories. Collector's note: Shows gold mines in Idaho and Montana. Montana is shown which dates the map 1864 or later. It does not show the additions to Nevada made in 1866; thus the date 1865. The map appeared a few years after the mines in Idaho and Montana were discovered. Rare. 2 profile views: Profile of Lieut. A. W. Whipples T E route for Pacific R. R. lying between lat 33°43' and 38°01' : its length is 2096 miles -- Profile of the United States on latit. 42° N. from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Creator:

Blanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904

Publisher:

R. Blanchard 140 Lake St,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Mine maps, Gold mines and mining, Tourist maps, Postal service, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Ocean travel, Trade routes, Census, Indians of North America, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1865

Spatial Coverage:

United States, West, West (U.S.), and California

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kr140fz6488