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Survey of the Mississippi River Made under the direction of the Mississippi River Commission
Creator
United States. Mississippi River Commission
Contributor
Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910
Scale
1:20,000
Place of Publication
Washington (D.C.)
Publisher
United States. Mississippi River Commission
Date of Publication
1900
Extent
89 maps
Dimensions
91 x 91 cm or smaller
Notes
Relief shown by contours, spot heights, and hachures; depths shown by soundings.
Covers the northern portion of the Mississippi River from the confluence with the Ohio River to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Some sheets made under the direction of the Commission and Major C.B. Comstock, Corps of Engineers, Brvt. Brig. Gen., U.S.A.
Projected from trigonometrical surveys made in: 1876-77, 1879-80, 1880, 1880-81, 1881, 1881 & 1891, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1894, 1895.
Sheets lithographed by Julius Bien & Co and A. Hoen & Co.
Includes notes, authorities, and index chart of adjoining sheets. Some charts include table of highest and lowest gauge readings.
Indexed by: Index chart of the Mississippi river from the mouth of the Ohio river to Minneapolis, Minnesota / published by the Mississippi River Commission under the direction of George P. Howell. 1903. 2 maps ; both 56 x 91 cm..
Survey of the Mississippi River Made under the direction of the Mississippi River Commission
Creator
United States. Mississippi River Commission
Contributor
Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910
Scale
1:20,000
Place of Publication
Washington (D.C.)
Publisher
United States. Mississippi River Commission
Date of Publication
1900
Extent
89 maps
Dimensions
91 x 91 cm or smaller
Notes
Relief shown by contours, spot heights, and hachures; depths shown by soundings.
Covers the northern portion of the Mississippi River from the confluence with the Ohio River to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Some sheets made under the direction of the Commission and Major C.B. Comstock, Corps of Engineers, Brvt. Brig. Gen., U.S.A.
Projected from trigonometrical surveys made in: 1876-77, 1879-80, 1880, 1880-81, 1881, 1881 & 1891, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1894, 1895.
Sheets lithographed by Julius Bien & Co and A. Hoen & Co.
Includes notes, authorities, and index chart of adjoining sheets. Some charts include table of highest and lowest gauge readings.
Indexed by: Index chart of the Mississippi river from the mouth of the Ohio river to Minneapolis, Minnesota / published by the Mississippi River Commission under the direction of George P. Howell. 1903. 2 maps ; both 56 x 91 cm..