COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Sketch of Black Rock and vicinity, Utah Territory
Obj Height cm:
15
Obj Width cm:
15
Scale 1:
4,400
Note:
Uncolored map. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by isolines.
Reference:
Wheat 1290; Utah-Phil-Maps p949 & Moffatt 151.
Full Title:
Sketch of Black Rock and vicinity, Utah Territory, Prepared to show the position of the graduated pillar erected by Dr. John Park for observation on the water-level of Great Salt Lake, and the position of the granite bench-mark. (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:
2347.007
Page No:
60
Series No:
7
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 Maps:
5
Pub Height cm:
30
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
2347007
Publisher Location:
Washington
Publisher:
Government Printing Office
Type:
Book Map
Country:
United States
State/Province:
Utah
Region:
Great Salt Lake
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 Type:
Exploration Book
Author:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Date:
1879
Sketch of Black Rock and vicinity, Utah Territory
