COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Ludlow, William, 1843-1901
Author:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineer
Date:
1874
Short Title:
Map of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, July and August 1874
Publisher:
Government Printing Office
Publisher Location:
Washington, D.C.
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
65
Obj Width cm:
54
Scale 1:
760,320
Note:
Uncolored map. Shows exploration routes and dates of reconnaissances and land conditions. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes notes indicating general topography.
Reference:
Howes L558;Wheat 1248,1249.
State/Province:
South Dakota
State/Province:
Wyoming
Region:
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Full Title:
Map of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, July and August 1874. With troops under command of Lt. Col. G.A.Custer, 7th., Cavalry, by Capt. Wm. Ludlow, Corps of Engineers. (on upper margin) Brig. Genl. A.A.Humphreys, Chief of Engineers U.S.A. ; Brig. Genl. A.H. Terry Comdg. Department. (to accompany) Report of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, made in the summer of 1874. By William Ludlow, Captain of Engineers, Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army; Chief Engineer Department of Dakota. Washington : Government Printing Office. 1875.
List No:
0445.006
Page No:
1
Series No:
6
Engraver or Printer:
Humphreys, A.A.
Engraver or Printer:
Winchell, N. H.
Engraver or Printer:
Grinnell, George Bird
Engraver or Printer:
Thomas Sinclair & Son
Engraver or Printer:
Cluster, George A.
Engraver or Printer:
Terry, A.H.
Engraver or Printer:
Becker, Charles
Publication Author:
Ludlow, William, 1843-1901
Publication Author:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineer
Pub Date:
1875
Pub Title:
Engineering Department, U.S. Army. Report of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, made in the summer of 1874. By William Ludlow, Captain of Engineers, Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army; Chief Engineer Department of Dakota. Washington : Government Printing Office. 1875.
Pub Reference:
Howes L558;Wheat 1248,1249.
Pub Note:
121 p., with illustrations, plates, tables and 3 folded maps. Includes reports on geology, botany, paleontology, and zoology. Bound in brown cloth covers with "Black Hills of Dakota ; Ludlow 1874." stamped in gold on spine. Expedition commanded by Custer. Includes letter of transmittal by George H. Elliot, Major of Engineers ... Washington, D. C., May 17, 1875. "SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a copy of a report by Capt. William Lufdlow, Corps of Engineers, of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota. Captain Ludlow was attached to the military expedition under the command of Lient. Col. G. A. Custer, of the Seventh Cavalry, who penetrated this interesting region in the summer of 1874 ... and his report, including the reports of Prof. N. IH. Winchell on the geology, and Mr. George Bird Grinnell on the paleontology of the country ..."
Pub List No:
0445.000
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Pub Maps:
3
Pub Height cm:
30
Pub Width cm:
24
Image No:
0445006
Authors:
Ludlow, William, 1843-1901; United States. Army. Corps of Engineer
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Map of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, July and August 1874
