Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian
Subtitle: in charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler ... under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army
By: published by authority of ... the Secretary of War in accordance with acts of Congress of June 23, 1874, and February 15, 1875
Contributors: Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883; Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.); David Rumsey Collection; Cartography Associates
Series: David Rumsey Collection digital maps
Publisher: G.P.O.
Published: 1875
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Surveys; Discoveries in geography; American; Discovery and exploration; Description and travel; Astronomy; Natural history; Indians of North America; Languages
Other titles: Report upon United States Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; United States Geographical Surveys West of 100th Meridian
Description: "12 Photolithographs (heavily retouched), 3 Chromolithographs. The photographs are by T.H. O'Sullivan and William Bell. These views, typical of the toned photolithograph published in government reports, are striking scenes of the western landscape, translated to this medium with a great deal of graphic richness. This book is also of prime importance because it lists every photographer for every one of the government's surveys."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 100.
Notes: A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers until June 1879; succeeded by H.G. Wright.

In addition to the atlases named, special maps (not accompanying reports) were issued irregularly to show the results of some preliminary reconnaissance or of some survey of an area of peculiar interest, and also maps, based on the maps of the Topographical atlas and known as: Land classification series.

Scanned raster images of original: 7 v. in 8 : ill. (some col.), maps (some folded, some col.) ; 30 cm. + 2 atlases (49 x 61 cm.)

Original in the David Rumsey Collection; scanned by Cartography Associates.

Some vols. published out of numerical order.

Vol. 3 has supplement.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Geographical report; title: v. 2. Astronomy and barometric hypsometry; title: v. 3. Geology; title: v. 4. Paleontology; title: v. 5. Zoölogy; title: v. 6. Botany; title: v. 7. Archæology; title: Topographical atlas; title: Geographical atlas.