Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Route Near the 41st Parallel. Map No. 4. From the Valley of the Mud Lakes to the Pacific Ocean.
Washington DC: Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment, 1859. From Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery, F. W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the Route, 1855. Lithograph map of the rivers and towns between 119°30´ and 123°00´ west longitude and 39° and 42° degrees north latitude, showing Pyramid Lake in the east, the Klamath River in the west, and the Sacramento River at roughly the center. From the series of maps from surveys authorized by Congress in 1853 to find potential rail routes between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.. Slightly toned at folds, short slit at center fold, very good. References: Wheat, C.I. (TM) 825. Item #15945
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