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Auction 177, Lot 257
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"Map of the Sources of Snake River with Its Tributaries Together with Portions of the Headwaters of the Madison and Yellow Stone...", Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer

Subject: Yellowstone, Wyoming

Period: 1873 (circa)

Publication: Sixth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories...

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.9 x 10.5 inches
25.1 x 26.7 cm
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Shows northern Wyoming and the Yellowstone area drawn during Hayden's Geological Survey of 1871. This area later became Yellowstone National Park in 1872 and Hayden's surveying efforts were a significant factor in Congress' decision to create the park. The map shows Yellow Stone Lake, Jackson's Lake, the Snake River and relief through hachure.

References: Blevins #238.

Condition: A

Issued folding with a hint of toning along the fold lines and a short binding trim at bottom right.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/29/2020

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