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Book excerpt, Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian, 1889
UNLV Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Book excerpt, Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian, 1889 |
| Creator | Wheeler, George M.; |
| Description | Report, maps, and engravings of the survey of the area including Southern Nevada. The text offers a discussion about irrigation and artesian wells in the survey region, including a comparison between the valleys of the western United States and those found in India and Spain. The text also offers instruction on how to interpret accompanying atlas sheets. Includes pages 192-210, 265-67, 281-82 of the book. |
| Source | Oversize QE 74 W6 v. 1 Special Collections Stacks; |
| Date | 1889 |
| Coverage | Nevada, Sierra; Rocky Mountains; Great Basin; Himalayas; Great Salt Lake; Alcalá de Henares; Colorado Plateau; California; Colorado; New Mexico; Utah; Nevada; India; Spain; United States; |
| Subject | Discovery and exploration, American; Surveying; Irrigation; Water-supply--Sources; Water-supply--Planning; Agriculture; Artesian basins; Irrigation canals and flumes; Great Britain.--Army.--Royal Engineers; Geological surveys--Maps; |
| Type | Text; |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | http://digital.library.unlv.edu/u?/hln,1243 |
| Rights | This material may be protected by copyright. Personal, including educational and academic, use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from the University Libraries. For further information please contact Digital Collections: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/contact |
| Format | application/pdf single: 9.42 x 11.79 inches double: 18.62 x 11.79 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,1208 |
