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Map of California and Nevada deserts, 1905
Date
1905
Description
'Compiled by G.E. Bailey, E.M. Issued under the auspices of the the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the supervision of its mining committee, Dan Murphy, H.Z. Osborne, Geo. W. Parsons, F.W. Braun, O.P. Posey, 1905.' 'A carefully prepared and authentic map of the desert mining region tributary of Los Angeles, embracing portions of Lincoln, Nye and Esmeralda counties, Nevada, showing location of all water supplies.' At top of page: 'Desert map. California-Nevada'. 'Miner's guide. Springs and waterholes.' Relief shown by hachures. Shows range and township grid. Scale indeterminable (W 119°--W 114°/N 37°--N 33°).
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Map of Colorado River Basin, 1928
Date
1928
Description
52 x 46 cm. "Map no. 23000." Shows reservoir sites, irrigated areas, power plants, power sites, dam sites, national parks or monuments, and diversion from basin. Colorado River Basin/Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; John H. Pellen, chief draftsman. Original publisher: United States. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Topographic map of Cane Spring, Nevada quadrangle, 1961
Date
1961
Description
'Mapped, edited and published by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Atomic Enegry Commission. Control by USGS, USC&GS, USCE, and Atomic Energy Commission. Topography from aerial photographs by photogrammetric methods. Aerial photographs taken 1959. Field check 1961.' Scale 1:24,000 polyconic projection (W 116°07'30"--W 116°00'00"/N 36°52'30"--N 36°45'00"). Series: 7.5 minute series (topographic). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 20 feet. Includes quadrangle location map. Interior--Geological Survey
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Topographic map of Frenchman Flat quadrangle, Nevada, 1960
Date
1960
Description
'Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survery in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission. Control by USGS, USC&GS, USCE, and Atomic Energy Commission. Topography from aerial photographs by photogrammetric methods. Aerial photographs taken 1959. Field check 1960.' Scale 1:24,000 polyconic projection (W 116°00'00"--W 115°52'30"/N 36°52'30"--N 36°45'00"). Series: 7.5 minute series (topographic). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Filing title: Frenchman Flat, Nev. Contour interval 20 feet. opography rom . Includes quadrangle location map. Interior--Geological Survey
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Map based on reconnaissance of the Zuñi, Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers in 1851 by U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Date
1852
Description
Transcribed from the original: 'Made in 1851 under the direction of Col J.J. Abert, Chief of Corps Topographical Engineers, by BVT. Capt. L. Sitgreaves, T.E., assisted by Lieut. J.G. Parke, T.E., and Mr. M.H. Kern. Drawn by R.H. Kern, 1852.' 'Gila River from a reconnaissance by Maj. Emory, Topographical Engrs. Colorado River below Camp Yuma from a reconnaissance by Lt. Derby Topographical Engrs.' Shows Indian villages and forts. Upper right corner partially missing. Scale [ca. 1:650,000]. Scale of 10 miles to one inch.' 'Ackerman Lith.: 379 Broadway, N.Y.'
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Rand-McNally new commercial atlas map of Nevada, 1912
Date
1912
Description
Original publisher: Rand, McNally & Co. Scale [ca. 1:1,203,840). 1 inch to 19 miles. Originally published as p. 316-317 of Rand McNally's commercial atlas of America. Title in right margin: Nevada : commercial atlas of America. Includes township and range grid. Includes index to Nevada railroads and index to principal cities with their populations. Index on verso to counties, towns and natural features in Oregon and Nevada.
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Map of a part of southern Nevada showing ground-water conditions, 1914
Date
1914
Description
At bottom of map: 'Base compiled from plane-table sheets, topographic maps of U.S. Geological Survey, railroad alignments, and General Land Office data.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows township and range grid. Covers from southeast corner of White Pine County to Sloan and from Nye County border to Arizona-Utah border. Shows flowing wells, nonflowing wells, springs, flowing-well areas, dry holes and shore lines of ancient lakes. Scale 1:500,000 (W116°--W 114°/N 45°--N 36°). Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.), 365. Map is plate 1 from the U.S. Geological Survey water-supply paper 365.
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Map showing gold producing districts of Nevada, January 1967
Date
1967-01
Description
Scale 1:1,000,000. Series: Map (Nevada Bureau of Mines). 'January 1967.'
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