Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell
Shows routes Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings Includes distance charts and notes Insets: Map of Juneau to Miles Canyon -- Key map of Alaska -- Section of sample Klondike mine. appeared in Sam. D. Dunham's report on The Alaskan Gold Fields and the Opportunitie...
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ftunivwislib:oai:collections.lib.uwm.edu:agdm/5683 2023-05-15T18:48:37+02:00 Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell Wm. Bauman, Jr., del Alaska 1898 Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957; Bauman, Wm. (William) U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Juneau 1898; 1897 1 map : color 78 x 69 cm image/tif; Image/jp2 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/5683 English eng Washington, D.C. : J.B. Tyrrell American Geographical Society Library - Maps American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection 810-c .C4 E-1898 1897 am011288 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/5683 https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/ Alaska -- Maps cartographic image Still Image Maps 1898 ftunivwislib 2022-11-26T16:44:37Z Shows routes Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings Includes distance charts and notes Insets: Map of Juneau to Miles Canyon -- Key map of Alaska -- Section of sample Klondike mine. appeared in Sam. D. Dunham's report on The Alaskan Gold Fields and the Opportunities They Offer for Capital and Labor, one of the earliest reports on the gold fields (Bulletin of the Department of Labor No. 16, May, 1898). This map was photolithographed and published by Norris Peters Co. in Washington, D.C., compiled by J.B. Tyrrell and engraved by William Bauman Jr. It provides an excellent over view of the various routes to central Alaska's the Yukon. Statistical tables provide information and notes regarding the experiences of a number of the explorers who opened the routes. Some of the notes are quite colorful such as for the Copper River, Tyrrell notes "Mr. Davies the only white man who has journeyed from the source to mouth of the Copper River states that his surface prospecting failed to show traces of gold, but indications of copper were strong ." Within the body of the map are notes on the depth and navigability of certain rivers, portage information, speed of the currents in rivers, height of falls and other details for travelers. There is also an inset "Map of Juneau to Miles Canyon." -ARC- Color 1:1,584,000 Map Alaska Yukon University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: UWM Libraries Digital Collections Yukon Tyrrell ENVELOPE(-69.512,-69.512,-69.634,-69.634) Miles Canyon ENVELOPE(-135.034,-135.034,60.666,60.666) |
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Alaska -- Maps Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957; Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell |
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Shows routes Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings Includes distance charts and notes Insets: Map of Juneau to Miles Canyon -- Key map of Alaska -- Section of sample Klondike mine. appeared in Sam. D. Dunham's report on The Alaskan Gold Fields and the Opportunities They Offer for Capital and Labor, one of the earliest reports on the gold fields (Bulletin of the Department of Labor No. 16, May, 1898). This map was photolithographed and published by Norris Peters Co. in Washington, D.C., compiled by J.B. Tyrrell and engraved by William Bauman Jr. It provides an excellent over view of the various routes to central Alaska's the Yukon. Statistical tables provide information and notes regarding the experiences of a number of the explorers who opened the routes. Some of the notes are quite colorful such as for the Copper River, Tyrrell notes "Mr. Davies the only white man who has journeyed from the source to mouth of the Copper River states that his surface prospecting failed to show traces of gold, but indications of copper were strong ." Within the body of the map are notes on the depth and navigability of certain rivers, portage information, speed of the currents in rivers, height of falls and other details for travelers. There is also an inset "Map of Juneau to Miles Canyon." -ARC- Color 1:1,584,000 |
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Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957; |
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Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell |
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Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell |
title_full |
Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell |
title_fullStr |
Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell |
title_full_unstemmed |
Map of central Alaska, Cook Inlet and Copper River, including Klondike, White, Tanana and Munook Rivers / compiled from latest information [of] U.S.C. & G. Survey . [et al.], by J.B. Tyrrell |
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map of central alaska, cook inlet and copper river, including klondike, white, tanana and munook rivers / compiled from latest information [of] u.s.c. & g. survey . [et al.], by j.b. tyrrell |
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Washington, D.C. : J.B. Tyrrell |
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1898 |
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ENVELOPE(-69.512,-69.512,-69.634,-69.634) ENVELOPE(-135.034,-135.034,60.666,60.666) |
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Yukon Tyrrell Miles Canyon |
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Yukon Tyrrell Miles Canyon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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American Geographical Society Library - Maps American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection 810-c .C4 E-1898 1897 am011288 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/5683 |
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