Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas - sh. 1

January 1, 1847

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Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas - sh. 1

Title
Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas - sh. 1
Date
January 1, 1847
Identifier
DARMAP0623
Description
Military reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; Includes "Table of geographical positions on the route pursued by the Army of the West", "Barometric profile of the route from Fort Levenworth to Camp of Octr. 14th the last station on the Rio del Norte" and "Barometric profile of the route from the Rio del Norte to San Diego on the Pacific"; By W. H. Emory, Lieut. Top. Engrs., assisted from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe´ by Lieuts. J. W. Abert and W. G. Peck and from Santa Fe´ to San Diego on the Pacific by Lieut. W.H. Warner and Mr. Norman Bestor; Made in 1846-7, with the advance guard of the Army of the West under command of Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearny; Constructed under the orders of Col. J. J. Abert, Ch. Corps. Top. Engrs.; Drawn by Joseph Welch; Engraved on stone by E. Weber & Co., Baltimore.
Extent
81 x 179 cm
Type
cartographic
Genre
maps (documents)
Subject
Arkansas River--Maps.
Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.)--Maps.
Rio Grande--Maps.
West (U.S.)--Maps.
Southwest, New--Maps.
United States--Discovery and exploration--Maps.
Abert, J. W. (James William), 1820-1897.
Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Darlington Digital Library
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