COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Cover: Nebraska Territory sectional map.
Obj Height cm:
15
Obj Width cm:
9
Note:
First edition. A second edition was issued in 1858, no later editions. Shows eastern Nebraska with most of the settlements still close to the Missouri River. There are three red lines, one going west from Decatur, one following the Platte River west from the Missouri, and one going west from a point just south of Otoe City on the Missouri. These may be emigrant routes or they may be dividing the Territory into districts. In embossed blue cloth covers 15x9 with title "Ream's Sectional Map Of Nebraska E. Mendenhall" in gold; inside front cover has an ad for J.H. Colton's maps and atlases. Full color by county.
Reference:
Karrow 12-0362.
Full Title:
(Covers to) Sectional Map Of Nebraska Territory Compiled from the Field Notes in the Surveyor General's Office, by Robert L. Ream. Showing the Counties, Townships, Sections, Topography, Cities, Villages, and all Internal Improvements &c. Published by E. Mendenhall, at his General Map Establishment, Walnut Street, Cincinnati, O. 1857. Middleton Wallace & Co. Lithographers, Cincinnati, O. Entered ... 1857 by Robert L. Ream ... Ohio.
List No:
4931A
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1857
Pub Title:
Sectional Map Of Nebraska Territory Compiled from the Field Notes in the Surveyor General's Office, by Robert L. Ream. Showing the Counties, Townships, Sections, Topography, Cities, Villages, and all Internal Improvements &c. Published by E. Mendenhall, at his General Map Establishment, Walnut Street, Cincinnati, O. 1857. Middleton Wallace & Co. Lithographers, Cincinnati, O. Entered ... 1857 by Robert L. Ream ... Ohio.
Pub Reference:
Karrow 12-0362.
Pub Note:
First edition. A second edition was issued in 1858, no later editions. Shows eastern Nebraska with most of the settlements still close to the Missouri River. There are three red lines, one going west from Decatur, one following the Platte River west from the Missouri, and one going west from a point just south of Otoe City on the Missouri. These may be emigrant routes or they may be dividing the Territory into districts. In embossed blue cloth covers 15x9 with title "Ream's Sectional Map Of Nebraska E. Mendenhall" in gold; inside front cover has an ad for J.H. Colton's maps and atlases. Full color by county.
Pub List No:
4931.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
15
Pub Width cm:
9
Image No:
4931A
Publisher Location:
Cincinnati
Publisher:
E. Mendenhall.
Type:
Covers
State/Province:
Nebraska
Engraver or Printer:
Middleton Wallace & Co.
Publication Author:
Ream, Robert L.
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Author:
Ream, Robert L.
Date:
1857
Cover: Nebraska Territory sectional map.
