Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean route near the 35th parallel: Map no. 2: From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean.

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Map shows expeditionary trails, Native American names for mountain peaks, and potential railroad routes. Includes distance in miles points along route and notes. Insets: "Sketch of Aztec Pass" and "Sketch of Campbell's Pass" [both] drawn by C. Mahon. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].

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Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863 [1853..1854].

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  • Main Title: Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean route near the 35th parallel: Map no. 2: From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean.
  • Added Title: Sketch of Aztec Pass
  • Added Title: Sketch of Campbell's Pass from Agua Azul to Salt Spring

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Map shows expeditionary trails, Native American names for mountain peaks, and potential railroad routes. Includes distance in miles points along route and notes. Insets: "Sketch of Aztec Pass" and "Sketch of Campbell's Pass" [both] drawn by C. Mahon. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].

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1 map : 54 x 128 cm.

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  • N:37.0, E:-106.25, S: 32.5, W:-119.75
  • N:35.013606, E:-112.598278, S: 34.884158, W:-113.051464
  • N:35.0, E:-107.8, S: 35.6, W:-108.5

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Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863. Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean route near the 35th parallel: Map no. 2: From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean., map, [1853..1854]; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth220428/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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