A new map of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Indian Territories. Published by Charles Desilver, Philadelphia. , 1856
Item
Identifier: MC 41, MC 48
A new map of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Indian Territories. Published by Charles Desilver, Philadelphia
A new map of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Indian Territories. Published by Charles Desilver, Philadelphia
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This cartographic collection was the gift of the estate of the late Midland oilman, George T. Abell. Mr Abell was interested travel, geography, the geology of the petroleum industry, and the history of the Southwest and the maps reflect these as well as other subjects. The collection contains over a hundred maps which range in date from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Notably, the collection also contains a 1573 copy of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrvm orbis terrarvm, considered by some as the first modern atlas of the world. The collection includes maps of the world, the British Isles, Pacific Ocean, North and South America, The Western Hemisphere, and the United States.
Dates
- 1856
Creator
- Desilver, Charles (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 115 Sheets
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
drawer 3
Materials Specific Details
Maps are essentially duplicates; the engraved borders are different. Featured areas are colored. Nebraska goes north to the 49th parallel, adjoining Minnesota. Kansas stretches west to 38⁰, inc. Pike's Peak and a great deal of Colorado. There is considerable detail in what is now Utah and Wyoming. "New Mexico" includes Arizona. MC 41 lacks left margin
Dimensions
36.4 x 29 cm.; 36.7 x 29 cm.
Creator
- Desilver, Charles (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
Contact:
TCU Box 298400
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TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu