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Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah

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Title
Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah
Additional title: Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah
Additional title: Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah
Names
Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863 (Creator)
Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853 (Draftsman)
Preuss, Charles, 1803-1854 (Draftsman)
Carrington, Albert, 1813-1889 (Creator)
Ackerman Lithr. (Lithographer)
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Utah

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1850 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5374
Topics
Lakes -- Utah
Great Salt Lake (Utah)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Surveyed in 1849 and 1850 under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau by Capt. Howard Stansbury of the Corps of the Engineers, aided by Lieut. Gunnison, Corps Topographical Engineers and Albert Carrington, drawn by Lieut. Gunnison and Charles Preuss.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , vol. 10, page 338, column 2, row 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:240,000 (W 113°40ʹ--W 111°36ʹ/N 42°00ʹ--N 39°58ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 106 x 75 cm, sheet 109 x 77 cm
Description
Shows towns, rivers, estuaries, inlets and topographical information. Relief shown by hachures and depth shown by bathmetric soundings. Includes a block of text in center left panel. Appears in: Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah / by Howard Stansbury. 1852.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 225550392
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646412
Folder number: US234.1.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 694193a0-05e5-0136-6ffd-419a856f9881
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1806: Creator Born
  • 1850: Issued
  • 1863: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d33b88a0-3b75-0136-43ac-63acc23a721d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d33b88a0-3b75-0136-43ac-63acc23a721d

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1850). Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d33b88a0-3b75-0136-43ac-63acc23a721d

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the Great Salt Lake and adjacent country in the territory of Utah