Report upon United States Geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian
By: in charge of Geo. M. Wheeler, under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army
Contributors: Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883; Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Photography; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Photography
Publisher: G.P.O.
Published: 1875
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Surveys; Discovery and exploration; Description and travel; Natural history; Geology; Astronomy; Maps; Indians of North America; Languages; Discoveries in geography; American
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; United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; Geographical Surveys West of 100th Meridian; United States Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; Wheeler survey; Wheeler report
Description: "12 photolithographs (heavily retouched), 3 chromolithographs. The photographs are by T.H. O'Sullivan and William Bell. These views, typical of the toned photolithographs published in Government reports, are striking scenes of the Western landscape, translated to this medium with a great deal of graphic richness. This title 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.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers until June 1879; succeeded by H.G. Wright.

In addition to the 2 atlases named, maps based on the maps of the Topographical atlas were issued as Land classification series, and special maps (not accompanying reports) showing the results of some preliminary reconnaissance or of some survey of an area of peculiar interest were issued irregularly.

Vol. 7 includes 40 vocabularies of Western Indian languages.

Volume V, Chapter III also issued separately as: Report upon the ornithological collections made in portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, during the years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874 / by H.W Henshaw.

"Published by authority of the honorable the Secretary of War, in accordance with acts of Congress of June 23, 1874, and February 15, 1875."

Includes indexes.

Includes errata.

Reproduction of the original from the George Eastman House Library.
Table of contents: title: vol. I. Geographical report (1889); title: vol. II. Astronomy and barometric hypsometry (1877); title: vol. III. Geology (1875); title: vol. III. Supplement, Geology (1881); title: vol. IV. Paleontology (1877); title: vol. V. Zoology (1875); title: vol. VI. Botany (1878); title: vol. VII. Archæology (1879); title: Topographical atlas; title: Geological atlas.