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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | [Wilson, Jos. S.] |
| Title, Monographic | Bericht des Commissionaer des General-Landamtes, der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, fuer das Jahr 1866 |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Publisher | Druck des Regierungsbuchdruckerei [Government Printing Office] |
| Date of Publication | 1867 |
| Extent of Work | 48 pp., map |
| URL | HathiTrust |
| Notes | Cover title: Oeffentliche Laendereien der Vereinigten-Staaten von America, A.D. 1867. |
| MKI Annotation | For scans of map, see: 1866-Map-US-and-Territories in Box Book and map repaired by Grimm Book Bindery, 2021, with financial support from the Friends of the MKI. |
| Donated by | Thomas Schaetti, Schwanden, Switzerland. Brought to the MKI by Robert Elmer, New Glarus, WI. |
| Abstract | Includes map (U.S. Dept. of Interior, General Land Office, Washington, D.C., 1866 ; 75 x 145 cm) of the United States and territories showing the extent of public surveys and other details. Constructed from the plats and official sources of the General Land Office under the direction of the Hon. Jos. S. Wilson, Commissioner, by Theodore Franks, draughtsman, 1866. U.S. Dept. of Interior, General Land Office, 1866. Survey of the settlement of individual states and territories of the United States: Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, Kansas and Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Washington Territory, Oregon, Nevada, California, and Spanish and Mexican land grants in California, along with descriptions of natural resources, public services, and economic possibilities for settlers. |
| Call Number | PIA District of Columbia |
| MKI Terms | United States/ Government/ Politics/ Territorial expansion/ Public lands/ 19th century |