COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Comstock Mine Maps. Number I.
Obj Height cm:
76
Obj Width cm:
44
Scale 1:
1,920
Note:
Map showing the shafts and tunnels in color. The explanation states that separate colors are used to indicate each separate hundred feet of depth down to the 1500-foot level. The colors repeat between the 1500-foot and 3000-foot level.
Full Title:
Comstock Mine Maps. Number I. United States Geological Survey. Geology of the Comstock Lode, &c. Atlas Sheet XIII. Mapping by the Official Surveyors. G.F. Becker, Geologist in Charge. Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y.
List No:
1566.011
Page No:
13
Series No:
14
Pub Date:
1882
Pub Title:
Department Of The Interior, United States Geological Survey, Clarence King Director. Atlas To Accompany The Monograph On The Geology Of The Comstock Lode And The Washoe District By George F. Becker. Washington 1882. Julius Bien & Co. Lith. New York.
Pub Note:
An important atlas of the mining activity in the Comstock Lode. With printed color. Bound in brown cloth covered boards with "United States Geological Survey, Clarence King, Director. Atlas To Accompany The Geology Of The Comstock Lode And The Washoe District. Becker" stamped in gilt.
Pub List No:
1566.000
Pub Maps:
19
Pub Height cm:
52
Pub Width cm:
46
Image No:
1566011
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2005
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Julius Bien & Co.
Type:
Atlas Map
State/Province:
Nevada
County:
Washoe
Subject:
Geology
Subject:
Mining
Publication Author:
Becker, George F.
Pub Type:
Geologic Atlas
Author:
Becker, George F.
Date:
1882
Comstock Mine Maps. Number I.
