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Special List 29: Colorado

Special List No. 29

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125. Map of Colorado Territory, Compiled from Government Maps &

     actual Surveys. Made in 1861.

     1 inch to ca. 20 miles. 19 x 23. Published. Status of public

land surveys, towns, military posts, and Indian reservations.

Relief is shown by hachures. Filed as RG 46: S. Ex. Doc. 1, 37th

Cong., 2d sess., 1.

126. Map of Colorado Territory, Embracing the Central Gold

     Region. Drawn by Frederick J. Ebert under direction of the

     Governor, Wm. Gilpin. Published by Jacob Monk . . . 1862.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 32½ x 36½. Counties (in color), towns,

roads, and military posts. Relief shown by hachures. Note states

"Presented to the U.S. Topographical Bureau By the Publisher."

Filed as RG 77: W 75.

127. Map of Public Surveys in Colorado Territory. [Map] to

     accompany report of the Surr. Genl., 1865.

     1 inch to ca. 18 miles. 18½ x 22. Annotated published.

Annotated with information relating to contracts with surveyors,

appropriations, costs, and deposits for the survey of public

lands from 1866 to 1868. Also information about the Cheyenne and

Arapaho Indian Reservation. Map also shows status of public land

surveys, towns, military posts, and private land claims. Relief

is shown by hachures. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Colorado 2.

128. Map of Public Surveys in Colorado Territory. [Map] to

     accompany report of the Surr. Genl., 1866. [Issued by the

     General Land Office on Oct. 2, 1866.]

     1 inch to 18 miles. 18 x 26. Published. County boundaries

and mineral regions shown in color. Status shown of public

surveys, county names, military posts, towns, railroad lines, and

physical features. Filed as RG 49: Special Published, Colorado 2.

129. Map of Colorado Territory, showing the System of Parks.

     Drawn under direction of the Governor, Wm. Gilpin, 1866.

     1 inch to "13 miles." Corrected: 1 inch to 18 miles. 19 x

22. Annotated published. Annotated evidently to show approximate

boundaries of parks and the location of Poncho Pass. Also shows

status of public land surveys, military posts, and towns. Filed

as RG 49: Old Map File, Colorado 3.

130. Map of Public Surveys in Colorado Territory. [Map] to

     accompany the Report of the Sur'vr. Gen'l., 1868.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 25 x 35. Manuscript. Shows county

boundaries and mineral regions (gold, silver, copper, iron, coal,

and oil), in color. Also shows status of public land surveys,

towns, locations of U.S. land offices, military posts, and Indian

reservation for Cheyennes and Arapahoes. Relief is shown by

hachures. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Colorado 5.

131. Map of Utah and Colorado . . . Compiled under direction of

     Bvt. Col. Wm. E. Merrill, Maj. Engrs., St. Louis, 1869.

     Drawn by H. De Werthern.

     1 inch to 18.94 miles. 28½ x 46. Published. Includes

portions of adjoining States and Territories. Settlements,

military posts, roads, and routes of expeditions and railroad

surveys. Relief shown by hachures. Filed as RG 77: W 121-1.

132. Map of the Territory of Colorado Showing the Extent of the

     Public Surveys. [Map] to accompany the Annual Report for

     1871. Compiled under the direction of the Surveyor General.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 30 x 38½. Manuscript. Counties (in

color), towns, military posts, and private land claims. Filed as

RG 49: Old Map File, Colorado 7.

133. [Map of the] Territory of Colorado. . . . 1876. Compiled

     from the official Records of the General Land Office.

     1 inch to 16 miles. 24½ x 31. Published. Boundaries of

private land claims, counties, land districts, military

reservations, and Indian reservations. Also shows status of

public land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land

offices, roads, railroad lines, and railroad land-grant limits.

Relief shown by hachures. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published,

Colorado, 1876. 

134. Williams' Tourist's Map of Colorado and the San Juan Mines.

     Engraved from Surveys by the Hayden U.S. Geological

     Expedition. Henry W. Troy, Designer, N.Y. [1877.]

     1 inch to 12 miles. 25½ x 32. Annotated published. Counties

(in color), settlements, military posts, roads, and drainage

features. Annotated to show railroad lines completed and under

construction. Noted: "Copyright 1877 By Henry T. Williams." Filed

as RG 77: W 320.

135. Post Route Map of the State of Colorado. . . . Drawn by A.P.

     Dinsmore . . . up to date of October 1, 1879.

     1 inch to 11 miles. 32½ x 43. Published. Frequency and types

of mail service, mileages between post offices, discontinued post

offices, counties, towns, railroads, military posts, and physical

features. Post routes in colors to show frequency of service.

Continental Divide is identified and shaded green. Filed as RG

28: Regional Maps, Folder 4.

136. Map of Colorado Prepared in the Office of the Chief of

     Engineers, U.S.A., 1879.

     1 inch to ca. 25 miles. 29 x 25½. Published. Map includes

Colorado and parts of adjoining States and Territories. Towns,

roads, railroads, military posts, and physical features. Relief

shown by hachures. Filed as RG 77: Published Record Set, 1879,

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137. Thayer's Map of Colorado. Published by H. L. Thayer, Denver,

     Col., 1880. . . . From Surveys of the General Land Office,

     used by permission, revised & corrected to date by the

     Publisher.

     1 inch to 15 miles. 26½ x 33. Annotated published. Counties

(boundaries in color), towns and cities, principal railroad

stations, status of public land surveys, military and Indian

reservations, private land grants, and railroad lines. Relief is

shown by hachures. Filed as RG 75: Central Map File, 1232.

138. Nell's New Topographical & Township Map of the State of

     Colorado. Compiled from U.S. Government Surveys & other

     authentic Sources . . . 1881.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 30½ x 41½. Counties (in color), towns,

railroads in operation and in progress, wagon roads existing and

proposed, trails, extent of public land surveys, private land

grants, military posts and reservations, elevations shown by

contour lines (contour interval, 1,000 feet), and physical

features. Annotated to show route of Denver and New Orleans

Railroad from Denver to Pueblo. Filed as RG 77: W 352.

139. Nell's New Topographical & Township Map prepared expressly

     for Crofutt's Grip-Sack Guide of Colorado. Compiled from

     U.S. Government Surveys & other authentic Sources . . .

     1880. The Overland Publishing Company.

     1 inch to 16 miles. 20½ x 26. Counties (in color), towns,

post offices, railroads in operation and in progress, wagon roads

and wagon roads proposed, trails, extent of public land surveys,

private land grants, military posts and reservations, elevation

shown by contour lines (contour interval, 1,000 feet), and

physical features. Filed as Ref. Coll.: Colorado, 1880.

140. [Map of the] State of Colorado. . . . 1881. Compiled from

     the official Records of the General Land office.

     1 inch to 15 miles. 26½ x 30. Published. Boundaries of

counties, private land claims, military reservations, and Indian

reservations shown in color. Also shows public land surveys,

towns and cities, principal railroad stations, locations of U.S.

land offices, railroad lines, and railroad land-grant limits.

Relief shown by hachures. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published,

Colorado, 1881.

141. [Map of the] State of Colorado. . . . 1885.Compiled from the

     official Records of the General Land Office  Compiled and

     drawn by M. Hendges.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 32½ x 36½. Published. County boundaries,

private land claims, military reservations, Indian reservations,

and railroad land-grant limits are shown in color. Also shows

public land surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land

offices, and railroad lines. Relief shown by hachures. Filed as

RG 49: Standard Published, Colorado, 1885.

142. Post Route Map of the State of Colorado showing post offices

     with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation

     on the 1st of October 1885.

     1 inch to 10 miles. 34 x 46. Published. Frequency and types

of mail service, mileages between post offices, discontinued post

offices, counties, towns, railroads, military posts, and physical

features. Post routes are shown in color to show frequency of

service. Filed as RG 28: Regional Maps, Folder 11.

143. [Map of the] State of Colorado. . . . 1887. Compiled from

     the official Records of the General Land Office . . .

     Compiled and Drawn by A. F. Dinsmore.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 32 x 36. Published. County boundaries,

private land claims, military reservations, and Indian

reservations are shown in color. Also shows public land surveys,

towns and cities, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines,

proposed railroad lines, and railroad land-grant limits. Relief

shown by hachures. Also a black and white base map for this date.

31 x 36. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Colorado, 1887.

144. Nell's Topographical Map of the State of Colorado, 1887. E.

     Besly & Co., Publishers, Denver.

     1 inch to 10 miles. 33 x 45. Counties (in color), towns,

post offices, railroads, extent of public land surveys, private

land grants, military reservations, roads, land district

boundaries, locations of land offices, and physical features.

Annotated without explanation--certain cities are underlined and

certain mountain peaks are circled. Filed as Ref. Coll.:

Colorado, 1887.

145. [Map of the] State of Colorado . . . 1892. Compiled from the

     official Records of the General Land Office . . . Compiled

     and Drawn by A. F. Dinsmore . . . Traced and Lettered by Wm.

     Naylor.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 29½ x 36. Published. County, Indian

reservation, timberland reserve, and private land claim

boundaries shown in color. Also shows public land surveys, towns

and cities, military posts, locations of U.S. land offices,

railroad lines, and reservoir sites. Relief shown in color. For

this date there also is a black and white base map, with drainage

shown in blue. 30 x 35½. Filed as RG 49: Standard Published,

Colorado, 1892.

146. [Map of the] State of Colorado. Compiled from the official

     Records of the General Land Office . . . 1897. . . .

     Compiled by A. F. Dinsmore . . . Revised and corrected for

     reissue by M. Hendges.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 29½ x 35½. Published. County names and

boundaries, Indian reservations, military posts, private land

claims, locations of U.S. land offices, railroad lines, public

land surveys, and reservoir sites. Drainage in blue. Filed as RG

49: Standard Published, Colorado, 1897.

147. [Map of the] State of Colorado Compiled from the official

     Records of the General Land Office . . . 1897. . . .

     Compiled by A.F. Dinsmore . . . Revised and corrected for

     reissue by M. Hendges.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 32 x 36. Annotated published. Annotated

to show land district boundaries. Basic information same as that

shown on entry 146. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, Colorado 24.

148. [Map of the] State of Colorado. Compiled from the official

     Records of the General Land Office . . . 1905. . . .

     Compiled by A.F. Dinsmore . . . Traced and Lettered by Wm.

     Bauman, Jr.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 31½ x 37. Published. County and land

district boundaries, Indian reservations, forest reserves, and

private land claims are shown in color. Also shown are public

land surveys, towns and cities, railroads, military reservations,

and locations of U.S. land offices. Relief shown in color. For

this date there also is a black and white base map. 31½ x 37.

Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, Colorado, 1905.

149. [Map of the] State of Colorado. [Showing] Lands designated

     by the Secretary of the Interior, April 27, 1909, under the

     Enlarged Homestead Act of Feb. 19, 1909. [Issued by the

     Department of the Interior.]

     1 inch to 24 miles. 16 x 19. Published. Areas designated are

shaded red. Also shows public land surveys. Filed as RG 49:

Special Published, Colorado 10.

150. [Map of the] State of Colorado. Compiled from the official

     Records of the General Land Office . . . 1910. . . .

     Compiled by A. F. Dinsmore . . . Traced and Lettered by Wm.

     Bauman, Jr.

     1 inch to 12 miles. 31 x 36. Published. County and land

district boundaries, Indian and military reservations, national

forests, national parks, and Federal reclamation projects are

shown in color. Also shows towns, public land surveys, and

railroad lines. Relief is shown in color. Also a black and white

base map for this date. 31 x 36. Filed as RG 49: Standard

Published, Colorado 1910.

151. [Map of the] State of Colorado [showing] Lands designated by

     the Secretary of the Interior Under the provisions of the

     Enlarged Homestead Acts. [Issued by the Department of the

     Interior.] Edition of June 30, 1916.

     1 inch to 24 miles. 16½ x 19. Published. Areas designated

are shaded red. Also shows public land surveys. Filed as RG 49:

Special Published, Colorado 12.

152. Post Route Map of the State of Colorado showing post offices

     with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation

     on the 1st of January, 1917.

     1 inch to 10 miles. 2 sections, each 36 x 25½. Published.

Frequency and types of mail service, counties, discontinued post

offices, towns, railroads, physical features, and parts of

adjoining States. Inset map of "Denver and Vicinity." Scale l

inch to ca. 2½ miles. Filed as RG 28: State Maps, Colorado, 1917.

153. [Map of the] State of Colorado [showing] Lands designated as

     non-irrigable by the Secretary of the Interior under the

     provisions of the Enlarged Homestead Acts. Includes Patented

     and Entered as well as Vacant land. [Issued by the

     Department of the Interior.] Edition of June 30, 1920.

     1 inch to 24 miles. 16½ x 19. Published. Areas designated

are shaded red. Also shows public land surveys. Filed as RG 49:

Special Published, Colorado 13.

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