Gunn's new map of Kansas and the gold mines embracing all the public surveys up to the 6th principal meridian / compiled from the original field notes by O.B. Gunn, Wyandott, K.T
Creator
Gunn, Otis. B., cartographer
Contributor
Schuchman, William, b. 1823 or 4, publisher Burnett, Ward B. (Ward Benjamin), 1811-1884
"I take great pleasure in commending this map compiled by O. B. Gunn Esqr. to the Public use as an accurate delineation of the Surveyed portions of the Territory of Kansas to this date. - I have reason to believe also that the Towns and Roads are correctly located theron, in as much as the Town sites were obtained by him from the entries at the various Land Offices and the Roads from the proper Authorities. Ward B. Burnett, Surveyor General Kansas and Nebraska. January 10, 1859." In a submap, Kansas is shown extending into present day Colorado to include the "Kansas Gold Mines." Submap: Routes from the Missouri River to the Kansas Gold Mines. MS note: 35302. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Sections. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
Extent
1 map ; hand col. ; 65 x 70 cm., sheet 69 x 75 cm.
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