The gold and coal fields of Alaska : together with the principal steamer routes and trails
Description
| Cover title: | Map of Alaska : showing known gold-bearing rocks with descriptive text containing sketches of the geography, geology, and gold deposits and routes to the gold fields |
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| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 map : colored lithograph ; 60 x 73 cm |
| Place | District of Columbia |
| Place | [Washington, D.C.] |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publication date | 1898; 1898 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale 1:3,600,000 "or about 57 miles to one inch" ; W 171°09'00"--W 130°05'00"/N 71°17'00"--N 52°35'00").In decimal degrees (W 171.15--W 130.09/N 071.29--N 052.60). |
Creators/Contributors
| Cartographer | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Cartographer | Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927 |
Subjects
| Subject | Mine maps > Alaska > 19th century |
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| Subject | Gold mines and mining > Alaska > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Coal mines and mining > Alaska > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Geology > Alaska > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Steamboat lines > Alaska > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Trails > Alaska > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Alaska > Gold discoveries > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Canada > Gold discoveries > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Klondike River Valley (Yukon) > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska) > Maps > 19th century |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
| Genre | Mine maps. |
| Genre | Geological maps. |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott, Director. |
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| Note | Map covers parts of the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia. |
| Note | Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. |
| Note | Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. |
| Note | Bar scale on map given in "miles." |
| Note | Compass rose. |
| Note | Includes legend indicating "Birch Creek series" and "Fortymile series". |
| Note | Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns, mineral resources, trails (e.g.: British Govt. Trail), routes (e.g.: Monthly mail steamer route to San Francisco). |
| Note | "Note -- Published January, 1898. the base is a copy of a part of chart T of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, edition of June, 1897." |
| Note | 2 inset maps: The Klondike gold field, Canada (scale 1:1,447,000) -- Trails from Tide Water to the headwaters of the Yukon River, Alaska (scale 1:1,447,000). |
| LCCN | 2006629762 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
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