MILITARY MAP OF THE UNITED STATES PREPARED IN THE OFFICE OF THE QUARTER MASTER GENERAL U.S.A. NOVEMBER 1857
New York: U.S. War Department, 1857. Map. Map of the United States highlighting the Military Forts and Military Districts in the United States. Shows the "Extreme Line of Outposts in 1845" and the major roads leading west. Four military departments are also named: Department of the West, of the Pacific, of Texas, and of New Mexico. Includes a number of short lived forts west of the Mississippi.
Highlights the "Route of the Rifle Regt. from Ft. Leavenworth to Fort Vancouver in 1849", Capt. Ingall's Route" from Salt Lake City to Oregon, "Col. Steptoe's Route" from Salt Lake City to Sacramento, and "Lt. Mowry's Route" from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles.
Map by Quartermaster General, 35th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 11. Lithograpy by H. Lawrence. James Buchanan was president at the time. 13.5 in. x 30 in., with one inch border around. Map was removed from a book as indicated by left-side margin. Touch of tanning to seams. Map is flat in archival plastic and will be shipped in a tube. Very Good Plus. Item #88714
Price: $500.00