Subject: United States
Period: 1857 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
29.3 x 13.5 inches
74.4 x 34.3 cm
This map was prepared by the Office of the Quarter Master General. It shows all the military departments and forts throughout the United States. The most interesting feature is a line showing the extreme line of outposts in 1845, which can then be compared with expansion in the west including the routes of military expeditions.
References: Wheat (TMW) 929.
Condition: B
Toned along folds, backed with Japanese tissue. Closely trimmed at binding edge, as issued.