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First Appearance of Wyoming Territory
Highly detailed large format map of the United States, illustrating the extent of the public surveys conducted by the General Land Office through 1868.
The present example was owned by J.C. McArthur of 81 Beaver Street, New York.
This edition includes a unique territorial depiction not present in any other map we have seen, the retention of a small piece of Dakota Territory (between Wyoming and Idaho), which would become part of Montana.
Beginning in 1866, the General Land Office began issuing this remarkable large format map of the United States, full of the most up to date information from surveys being conducted throughout the western states, including the extent of the public surveys, locations of US Surveyor and Land Offices, the location of Land Grants in the west, railroads and proposed railroads, land districts, and the mineral deposits known at the end of the Civil War. With the Civil War at its conclusion and the Transcontinental Railroad construction in high gear, it was time for America to compile a visual depiction which tracked the progress of the survey, settlement and commercial development of the lands west of the Mississippi in a single map.
Between 1866 and 1870, under the auspices of the General Land Office, a series of maps was produced to accompany the annual reports of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Initially, the maps were also widely distributed outside the United States, with copies issued as separate maps, bound in covers which translated the title into French, German and other languages, providing notice to the world that the United States was exercising dominion over all its lands from coast to coast and was a ripe place for investment and immigration.
The map represents a landmark in American cartographic history and a remarkable composite of the geographical information compiled by the government up to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad (the route being depicted as completed on the map), along with marvelous detail in the new mining regions in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon.
General Land Office Large Maps of the United States to 1890
The General Land Office, which had been founded in 1812, began publishing official maps of the United States in 1864. The first iteration (1864-1865 or '66) of these maps focused on the United States west of the original colonies. Eventually, these publications would grow into large multi-sheet wall maps, which were published into the 20th century. The following is a preliminary list of maps from this series of publications up to 1890. It will be revised and potentially extended as time and information allows in the future.
1864. Map of the Public Land States and Territories constructed from The Public Surveys and other official sources in the General Land Office Drawn by J.H. Hawes, Principal Draughtsman T. Franks, Assistant 1864. Rumsey 4581.
1865. Map of the Public Land States and Territories constructed from The Public Surveys and other official sources in the General Land Office Drawn by J.H. Hawes, Principal Draughtsman T. Franks, Assistant 1865. BLR 106917.
1866. Map of the United States and Territories, Shewing the extent of Public Surveys and other details. Constructed From the Plats and official sources of the General Land Office Under the direction of the Hon. Jon. S. Wilson, Commissioner . . . 1866. BLR 99458.
1867. Map of the United States and Territories, Showing the extent of Public Surveys and other details, Constructed From the Plats and official sources of the General Land Office, Under the direction of Hon. Jos. S. Wilson, Commissioner, by Joseph Gorlinski, Draughtsman, 1867. Rumsey 1882.
1869. Map of the United States and Territories, Showing the extent of Public Surveys and other details, Constructed From the Plats and official sources of the General Land Office, Under the direction of Hon. Jos. S. Wilson, Commissioner, by Joseph Gorlinski, Draughtsman, 1868. Rumsey 1883.
1870.
1871. Map of the United States and Territories, Showing the extent of Public Surveys and other details, Constructed from the Plats and official sources of the General Land Office, Under the direction of the Hon. Willis Drummond, Commissioner, 1871, by C. Roeser, Draughtman. BPL G3701.B5 1871 .U55
1872.
1873. Map of the United States and Territories, Showing the Extent of Public Surveys, Indian and Military Reservations, Land Grant R.R., Rail Roads, Canals, and Other Details, Compiled from the Official Surveys of the General Land Office, and Other Authentic Sources, Under the Direction of Hon. Willis Drummond, Commissioner. Library of Congress G3700 1873 .U55
1875. Map of the United States and Territories. Showing The Extent of Public Surveys, Indian and Military Reservations, Land Grant RR, Rail Roads, Canals, and other Details. Compiled From the Official Surveys of the General Land Office . . S.S. Burdett. . . 1875. BLR 80634.
1876. Map of the United States and Territories. Showing The Extent of Public Surveys, Indian and Military Reservations, Land Grant RR, Rail Roads, Canals, and other Details. Compiled From the Official Surveys of the General Land Office. . . Hon. J.A. Williamson. . . 1876. BLR 106900.
1876. 1876 Centennial Map of the United States and territories showing the extent of public surveys, Indian and military reservations, land grant railroads, railroads, canals, cities, towns & other details, compiled from the official surveys of the General Land Office, and other authentic sources, under the direction of the Committee on Public Lands, House of Representatives. By W. L. Woods, Clerk of the Committee, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45 Congress. C. Roeser, Chief Draughtsman. See Phillips Maps, page 926.
1878. 1876 Centennial Map of the United States and territories showing the extent of public surveys, Indian and military reservations, land grant railroads, railroads, canals, cities, towns & other details, compiled from the official surveys of the General Land Office, and other authentic sources, under the direction of the Committee on Public Lands, House of Representatives. By W. L. Woods, Clerk of the Committee, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45 Congress. C. Roeser, Chief Draughtsman. Revised & corrected to 1878. Rumsey 1071.
1888.
1890. Map of the United States and Territories, with Adjacent Parts of Canada and Mexico also part of the West India Islands. Showing the Extent of Public Surveys, Indian and Military Reservations, Rail Roads, Canals, and Other Details. Compiled from the Official Surveys of the General Land Office and Other Authentic Sources. Under the Direction of the Hon. Lewis A. Groff, Commissioner. A.F. Dinsmore, Chief Draughting Division. Rumsey 3157.
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