The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-29
THE WASHINGTON MAP
OF THE
U NIT ED sTATEs;
BY THE 81 PERINTENDENr OF THE
National observatory, washin gtsn.

NahONAi OOscrSasorys ~ nsmim 9tOu.
tXTE have the Satisfaction of Offering 10 the public
w aKew Map II the United States eonssrue ted
rom materials more ample and with data more
and aathNntc, than IL possi 10 snpIoysa
in any Map ofthe Kind hitherto publiahsd.
untii within few years our knosletg coaeerninG
" raced Witaih tAe territories Amosd . blank.
The OPERATIONS OF the army hare aud the govern
explorations and surveys. daily Addns 70 our
knowledge 10 all saeh sources Of information. Capt.
r. Mahsr-s most experienced tepc rphcs On gineer
our dreuxhtsInaa has been permitted By tAs proper
authorities 10 Washington ~ have unrestricted accsss.
| ConssqaeptiF tie Washington Map 10 brought out
eve Lhe ainutest details, completely up 10 date.
richly colored and beautifully illustrated roller
ap, xey six feet square, by the mast &C.
pl.hed experts, aud executed the
the Coast survey department and O. Mini, saa.r sx
| direction of Mr.. " III. Holmes Ne expense has be en-
spared y ssshng up. ~ as,tsn or hlas'rati.n IL
sides tho whole OF the United States at one view
| Central America, MEXICO. the B1tshi Provinces OF
New Brluswck aud the larger portion Of Nova Scotia
together with inhabited portions Of the two Cana
das 1t contains th. principal west lndis lsIands
Gr~a. and little Bahamas, ksy West, and the Florsda
ChaAnsl.
of ali Preside nts, from Washingtpn 20 Lincoin
while the blank spaces Gisd up with smAiisr maps;
one OF each hemisphere and four Of I've United States
illustration OF their physical geography k~sh IL
of selik specially Besides th1se there insarue~
lion With disgrams with tables Or and
other iui afo rnlation n srom the laat census
The dates of orgamtsattsa marked upon the couH-
Ties an every organized county upsn sne ntinent
is correcsiy shown, IL IL bciissed that no map OF
the country before presented snch IN amount OF
varied, asefuf, and accurate nforUaton has been
earvs aii t. osrrnowins. bot clear ana ,aeia. Ths
dasian was TO furnish good topogra h3cai mxp
United States and adjacent countre That should 10
#ors ssswfe 10 larger - ss1gs than any thss
has hitherto publis had, Ia short, EssskssSv ap
Accordingly. the seaie adopted for this 900 oee Or
abeas All statute miles the inch. This Il the -
by the government for n.Aps, consuslisg
with the tewest eeectoDs ihe greatst number of ad-
sAntagsa. His constructed BY Capt. Manies, on the
plan ~ anxuia poly prosetor the for-
mulAr hlch have been ~ besntfniy Asvsepc In the
once the DATED States Coast survey Every fact
lily ihat an enlightened interest In "a
nd useful uHdcrakiIg would dictate Afforded ps
esp'a,g rslm.s o. " =, Iep q m noE, .ns ?, the gentle
Hy this courtesy the profession nlaae in the Coast
surveg Once with the AIDS Of Its Instruments. The
IA tlan Is that Of Daveaton, Irng ~ -
OF washpgioh whu materials used The cousruc ton
OF map derived chieAy frota the foliouaEg
authentic sources, via Tho cpsst kiws u tAs UsstSa
sfafes has been acrurateiy std from it- resu
, OF .he iAbsrs oithe U. >. Iosst survey Once Ehs
r.ass ossained chiefly tem ihe suvssS =
OF the hydrog gsaphioAi once in LondoE The bsusdary
tbetweeh rhe United states aud the staeent Bdt ish
proyinees has bern laid down fsem the maps a sAs
boa betweea the ustaa Statss Aad Casads Easf
compiltd anapr tho aireetioa co,. y. Graham, ol
the corpn iopoarsphicAl kagiasess and one VI ne
l Comm sioners for surveying said boundary.
The tsr<ss Lakes -sapsstof, hason. Michigan, Ess.
taken from Bapsid's cAsrs, those OF The United
States Iopogrsphieal kngnssrs engaged the great
..oa. :. ss. sssssr sL.ss svesus
and at head Of Ireen kay, - deter By Ne "
iss rs. pcsios ~ q Il
H.s0... and hs ~, S.is. Ias Hs. ksgsssd
yet partially unps naps frM scsnai ssvsvs
| by competent surveyors Esw York Ass hesp re4ucss
from srsa. q .h.. STATE 1ass Asusa hev Jsf
| sey from the new geological snrvey map; ohio ful
the lime has heun properly laid down. having beer
rrausr from sas ssw md Fssiasis mp oftsr ssts ),
A. H. q. DAwson Esq.s The Of whch has been III Id
ly tendbred by the publishers Mtcixxn and lltjnoi,
are yeti in great part. unpubishea materials; Ala
tom otianai s-shs o,Aer state,
trsa IN b. 81 eristpk mstsrsas. Fsrthe TsrrdsvSs
.ss n.1s s..p,sa 2
| n,rssr " nnH ~ ,ber .~ficr and wsr Dspassnenes NAV
:.snsiy =: ss:ss..s ss:s: u y: s.: sa,,, y
sim SIMPSON, Top nns on his Il. ssrvy = 1iA
r,tory, se,~ren Fora RsASsr ana T. -. x.ssv. z. Z.
dvserm1naiions pace The points tns -.s>sn.. n =.
ed ths ssiest .A&ss p~haashsd es sbs !. srs z
Geyernmeni SO also tha ohssrveiions nsde by C~s-.
Msxlss between saAia ~ aAd M Geo. n.sv 49,.
the whole work minntss JsvtAer EaSf ihan vhsrs
i vs.. tlscea on former nsss rails new dssersfrs-
smsodss4 ~ Nap fern. Tho Colorado River - 49,
laid dora from 'as Iesats q .As szierasisss "a =
and Texas boundaries ftoa the surveys 81 ~ seSs
missioner, Col. kmory. m ~, ~
THE OENsUS.
The results Of which have aas hsrssssoss - i.sd
ishsd Aa This mAp ineg,ing - papslslisn ssaiisas
counties and prlscpal pl.sfs. a tuo ismispnsr-
earth. and BY otes lines and synbsl s sestsioa &
ss e. .as Il .l' s sss s:a ss
United saies is the work er the dlsinarihsS ssoss-
Es, r1sIes.ai n'shs's., aaa [ A.ssse. uellsxs.
, formations as far sthey are known. W ~
College Pa. II shows ~ eosofs ana q ! siancS YHs