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Map of Alaskan military reconnaissance of 1898
Alaskan military reconnaissance of 1898

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Title
Map of Alaskan military reconnaissance of 1898
Alternative Title
Alaskan military reconnaissance of 1898
Creator
Mahlo, Emil  
Scale
Scale [1:792,000] not "1 inch = 6 miles"  
Coordinates
(W 155°--W 138°/N 67°--N 59°)
Place of Publication
Washington (D.C.)
Publisher
United States. War Department  
Date of Publication
1898  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
109 x 77 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown by form lines and spot heights.
  • Contour intervial 1,000 feet.
  • While there is an indication of contour interval, none of the "contour" lines on the map have explictly defined values.
  • "Topography from Canadian Boundary Commission photo-topographic surveys, 1893-1895. Reduced from 1:80,000 sheets, having contours 250 ft. intervals."
  • <http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/> Cartographic material Map Library 99399707112205899 American Empire Maps 9a9c74d0-9dc3-013c-4aba-02d0d7bfd6e4-2 2057/6022/99399714112205899/preservation/99399714112205899-001 99399714112205899-001 a8241e40-9dc3-013c-4aba-02d0d7bfd6e4-7 2057/6022/99399714112205899/access/99399714112205899-001.jp2 99399714112205899-001.jp2 a7e39330-9dc3-013c-4aba-02d0d7bfd6e4-0 true 22 Southeastern Alaska and part of British Columbia : shewing award of Alaska Tribunal, Oct. 20th, 1903 Scale 1:960,000 Ottawa (Canada) Mortimer Co. Limited 1903 1 map : color 92 x 49 cm The points designated hereon by the letters are those referred to in the Award of the Tribunal. The red dotted lines connecting the points marked S are not on the original map.
  • Schrader, Frank C.(Frank Charles),1860-1944.https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg8JyBpBtxXj39rRV7yh3
  • Ourand, Charles H.
  • Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Alaska Military reconnaissance United States.War Department
  • Contour interval approx. 500 feet.
  • Shows area north of Prince WIlliam Sound, indicating exploration routes along Copper, Matanuska, Sushitna, and Tanana rivers skirting the Talkeetno and Chugatch mountains, northward to the Yukon River.
  • S Rep 1023 56 1.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Alaska, Southeast  
  • Canada  
  • Alaska  
Subject
  • Boundaries  
  • Alaskan Boundary Tribunal  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99399714112205899
Collection Title
American Empire Maps
Collection
American Empire Maps
TitleMap of Alaskan military reconnaissance of 1898
Alternative TitleAlaskan military reconnaissance of 1898
CreatorMahlo, Emil  
ScaleScale [1:792,000] not "1 inch = 6 miles"  
Coordinates(W 155°--W 138°/N 67°--N 59°)
Place of PublicationWashington (D.C.)
PublisherUnited States. War Department  
Date of Publication1898  
Extent1 map
Dimensions109 x 77 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown by form lines and spot heights.
  • Contour intervial 1,000 feet.
  • While there is an indication of contour interval, none of the "contour" lines on the map have explictly defined values.
  • "Topography from Canadian Boundary Commission photo-topographic surveys, 1893-1895. Reduced from 1:80,000 sheets, having contours 250 ft. intervals."
  • <http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/> Cartographic material Map Library 99399707112205899 American Empire Maps 9a9c74d0-9dc3-013c-4aba-02d0d7bfd6e4-2 2057/6022/99399714112205899/preservation/99399714112205899-001 99399714112205899-001 a8241e40-9dc3-013c-4aba-02d0d7bfd6e4-7 2057/6022/99399714112205899/access/99399714112205899-001.jp2 99399714112205899-001.jp2 a7e39330-9dc3-013c-4aba-02d0d7bfd6e4-0 true 22 Southeastern Alaska and part of British Columbia : shewing award of Alaska Tribunal, Oct. 20th, 1903 Scale 1:960,000 Ottawa (Canada) Mortimer Co. Limited 1903 1 map : color 92 x 49 cm The points designated hereon by the letters are those referred to in the Award of the Tribunal. The red dotted lines connecting the points marked S are not on the original map.
  • Schrader, Frank C.(Frank Charles),1860-1944.https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg8JyBpBtxXj39rRV7yh3
  • Ourand, Charles H.
  • Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Alaska Military reconnaissance United States.War Department
  • Contour interval approx. 500 feet.
  • Shows area north of Prince WIlliam Sound, indicating exploration routes along Copper, Matanuska, Sushitna, and Tanana rivers skirting the Talkeetno and Chugatch mountains, northward to the Yukon River.
  • S Rep 1023 56 1.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Alaska, Southeast  
  • Canada  
  • Alaska  
Subject
  • Boundaries  
  • Alaskan Boundary Tribunal  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99399714112205899
Collection TitleAmerican Empire Maps
CollectionAmerican Empire Maps

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