Special List 29: Colorado
Special List
No. 29
Colorado
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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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