Map of the Territory of the United States From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : Ordered by Jeff' Davis, Secretary of War to Accompany the Reports of the Explorations for a Railroad Route in 1858

Old map of United States, West.

Very detailed map of the United States west of the Mississippi River indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, forts, trails, wagon roads, and routes of exploration. An important map of western expansion, it utilized and lists 45 major exploration and mapping reports from the Lewis & Clark to the U.S. General Land Office Surveys.

Created by Julius Bien, Millard Fillmore, Edward Freyhold, United States. War Department, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble) Warren in 1858.

• Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys.
• Published to accompany Lt. G. K. Warren's memoir to accompany the map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean and was included in the volume XI of the Pacific Railroad Reports; with this map the work of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers on the preliminary Pacific surveys came to a conclusion.
• Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing.
• Description derived from published bibliography.
• Signed: Millard Fillmore, Dec. 19, 1863.
• Includes "Authorities."
• Annotated on verso: No. 250. Territories of the U.S. 1863. Millard Fillmore Jany. 18, 1864.

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