The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-05
THE WASHINGTON MAP
OF THE
u NIT e p STATE s


National observatory, Washinglan.
ME have the SIS isfsction of Offering to The pllIe
w New mspd the United States constructed
aud authentic, than u pcssse 40 hays rmpla,
10 a.! Arp OF the kind hithrrto pabitshsd.
uni'l within rev years our fno~iedre coneernlns
The gengra by utall that portion OF Ihs country en-
bfsc,d within the retfitories was aim. at blank
The opetstions Of the army there aud tho soyern-
msBt explorat ms snrseys are dali, ad TO o
knowledge 4, all such sources OF niormAiiou raDt
- Mahlsr--a most experience Typographical gne~r
dur drauxhtsmsn, ha' been permitted BY ths prppcr
agthorits ~ Warrington to have unresi feisd aecess
Consequently, tie Washington Map 10 troaght w.
IN The mi butesi dei.iis, completely up 10 date
II 10 rchi} coiofsd snd Beautifully illustrated F,et
map, seit ak feel square, drsA by the most
compshsd exprts, and eAreui o, The bssl sparssrr
thai THIS roanty anssJs, including those eMr,ed By
direeton 81 Mr. " II melmos soeSp.h,s has be ca
spared In fsttlnF IL up In drsigB iiia trait u. IL
exte,rls IN isita5s from DO TO 900 enbfGeinE, be
sits tho Whale Of The Uuiisa htstes nj tttS
Cesusl America, Mexico, the Bniish Provinces Of
New brun,wick aud The larger poftion ofkoys see
togs her with the tshAbed portIoas the i've Cana
das. II slso centain' M FTibeips est India isisd
Hhyti. this whole OF jatbaicE and Cuba, With lbt
the rouhiry ever beiore irrscbtd surh sn,sunt Il
varied. usrtul sud accurate ihfutnaicn a. has been
embodied In this VDe Tue Is reaI msHNm "a
psrro- fun n overflow Ing but clear AID 80 Hue
de,lgt TO furnish good topogrs llcs BiMp ths
HHiled States una I'D agent tuun,T tai si uid bo
msHhfe detail ~ larger tm sests-thap an, that
has hihert, pabil,hcd, In shot as EIssisior .asp
=
Al slatue mile 10 The lIch. his IL the one
by the y0ysfEnstit for uiaps rrmuiusHg
With the revert object ~ the Hiestsst humber
santage.. his constructed b, Capt. khhlsr, on the
plan lb. rectangular psl3 pfole ton
muiar hicb have been beautifully G the
os,rr cftbr Upit.d smtns Toast bnfyey. Eyssy fs<i
its that snligh snod Interest 10 seb al i'm 20 ami
and useful nnd. uakng wonid aieAta VS. afforded by
Captain Palmer Top. ktw aud by the ysBtle-
manly officer ia charge OF Nae d asipE aepastmenI.-
ny this court - the profession the Ioas,
Surse Once ith The atds VI It's Instrument, The
ash,pgton che materials used the Construction
OF this map were derived ehiens nom Tho f.HowiLE
satb-ntic sources, viz The Ceast Lt#s a tAs EA,Gd
Stats been nfaeiy laid down tom The re.u A.
OF tle iAhers o the q. Coast Survey Once IL,
sa4ss " ez,ss. cesf,sa aasr'ea tAs Wat ISa,s
fsissas, hsrs teen obtained chiefly inn he surveys
the hydroE sphicsi orres la Lond The hea udsry
bed III. United state aud tBe tAcent Brit I,h
prov inecs has bern laid down from The ps et IN.
eo,pited ui,ds Tho direesivh 90 Cet. ID OfahsH
The OF Tppogrnyeicai kssi1uers. ail uie
Uoiuni ssiensr, for au sfSiax .aid boundary.
The threat LAsss--sapsrtoF, Huron Michigan, Erie
and OntarlO-sad thr river ~, awtsaet, have lsxn
taken fr ~, Bsgssds ART AID Ihg,e Of he Tinted
State. Typographical knEtsser, Flssssd The gsess
HydrogI sphlcsi Survey 81 lie Aotthe I.4krs, The
astronomical stations Al Eagle HAfbvg Lake sapefior
and Ia. head sfGrsen bay, deter .n.d b, thr
Q TOY. Enslnee's, have been Vt great inpouanco Ia
drtueina the Irrs geographical position OF Pscss IN
Hlsross,a aud ths sdjacss slsies The New n I'D
States have been reda iron i4res snd orsnsl aud
yet parsii5 nnphbsi>h ma r. tfeai se'aai sniveis
hy competent sury,y 70 New Ysrs has been retaesd
from n ut thai STATE tntt s,aeI New Der
,es, ft,,a he nHs geoiosicai sn YES map; Ohio lot
tie tr t been aperly laid ue~ d. h4s5aE - en-
thF sflei r SHE ~ Of ~
A z. naw-on E-q The OF which has Da, "a.
iy ttndete ~ tn. pu stisbsrj Michigan sud IA D..
are yst, Va great p,ft .npupitshs materials AlA-
bamA FLORIDA. sna Aississippi have been oss ainrd
original governmental serse s-tbe other At4its
IT, "a the 4sst saittng M tsfis For tbs Tsr,srss.
ana rsifs Hssttra state The tnsIs eomp 81 the
bureau Of the lot"tgfsI i.ic b. gibters. The Indian
Burrau And the Int ,ior aDd u AZ tp,tment. havr
al a HF.r D
the sstrononaiest observations made b, GsR. J ~.
Simpson. Typ tta. on lis late arves ~ tai 7srri-
rtioty, hstwrrh Fort Rfsssr sha CaTsea t-tIcg his
teru'in~iious pace ne oihls GA toe wbois o. his
ur II fNytksy Essi ahets thst are toeat.
ed on "a i~iset .A-gs pqDIshra Is IlG Fsisral
wYuHPnl. also tlS DDssrs sl41' ant
\ Assembs L >. - sFts late rursvys 10 Ass
NJ 4so Santa aud TIE sloysas Esrsr thrh
Inc sb /. rofk tnitAtss (a,iA1y Eass than wlet,
Il places Ut, fsrprtF MAPS THIS drt nina
a irus of .hJe ,sitnn AersJer iAs art
sbsStsd IN Mop tora. Inc Cosrsdo Rive hes sss g
lisulaa4ul Jos. 4, lves, ~ 8 A., aud me AeGicsn
aad T.1as IouH1sths fson the safreys VI DC tsai-
missioner, Col. Emory.
THE CENsus.
The res uls OF wbeh have nt heretofore been issed
hs .psetsl -vrsngeu The nSt tine 10 la
Iish.d on this usp, including III. p pUIAon Of sil tie
eoahles and pripe,pai pises Ia the twt hrmispber
leAi maps VIZ are show The volcanic regions u the
earth and by other lines aud y tois tie position Of
thn recently de Sss-d -Atgsssos VI ~etdy ssas the
eruesl sci oi thu current. and the prevailing dl.c-
Hon al the wit de Ettrh he theological Ma D.
Gnit.d stsies the wk OF the Distinguish 81 spoo-
get y. ofrssvF uitfLetSk, Ambrstt College. II ss.
hbi. by Stn,es and c"Fs, iffv cal esds aud a her
tprU.tious as Is asthey a'e khOau.
lhe q laBicai hHp Of tbe Juitea ssles IL the wors
Of - r.lshrafrd frau Green resident % LA6yett.
College, Pa II sh0ws " cplors and 81 giaate the
staple production " ans par Of The airy. LIE
limits ofcOt and sar and ths gtrst teslos
are shown glance. biz Ibv io4A t,ss al the great
sAule fsuiss AZ. distinctly udissted ia the "a +
ants anu rres be has CIV OF the usta iapy ntd
the Interesting species of"nr American ftarA. lbs
IeaIosfaf Esp vii bp m 4a'ntS rsssns1 10 81 all
-iule 10 OF phfscai geography. The L@rGcr . ~
especially driishI 10 IL. IL shews the al
rage al America amin af tiTds giving their
homes AID tsas'ss iha III ftos thc and Iirn.si
Anp OF ths Unit.d States ID The joint OF
aud Pro cs .or Conjn az LsFsyeil Cells &c, Pa IL 10
syuoptca mHp " lie Ct mates aud mte rob ~ q.
the whole conptF1 ana shows by shA1ibgs, AMI a.
riAne.s inches the moan gsi ial OF all
the United States. II also sho~. the asefxKs ulea
I Iemt er.iare throughout the eoubtry, sumner and
inter the meat direction OF the nds and dry
aha along tbe Coasts the usaa Get Vi the curteBts
Among The cuis .txbies tnd DIAGRAMS IN the edge o.
the "a H. 10 BchTobous dial which the is n
shea the ksguIslar al the Nsttspsi Gsjil.t strike.
twelve show the tine al each Of the pr ncirsl ciis
In the Tut, staes bet the Atlantic and
| oceans The Rivers and AoupiaIns VI tie united
States la Their relative length blight he eles st
by russ sections 10 proue-of TIE cobtiasnt above
and the depression OF the tom OF the OCEAN below
1 the iesei. These orosfsphie views derive,
from Tie deru aes soun,ngs iaauEursted 10 he la ',
! b. Maury, and ftvn other auiheltic sources. n
shoit tn. Wellington MAJ stsui.ds with insiraeitcs
Of whehiis mare lame cosyess no idea. u 10
dspensatle appepdsGe 10 thp schrl, IL The he o
the profe ssoBsi sn the library pf ths VI let
tors thr halls o the rich, and The aiis OF th
farmers dwelling, II Will be ~ ornamental useful
In The present. coad,iln OF the cuntry the necessit
II restoring t this map Is urgent hal h believes
family OF eaaest'd peotie ~onid choose 10 DO with
| out H. =. Painter CO.,