1896 US Geological Survey Geological Map of Yellowstone National Park 4 sheets
by Paul Fearn
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1896 US Geological Survey Geological Map of Yellowstone National Park 4 sheets
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Paul Fearn
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This is the rare U.S. Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park in four sheets. Depicts the entire park in considerable detail noting topography, hot springs, rivers and creeks, marshes, geysers, lakes and ponds. Also specifically notes the Continental Divide. Shaded to illustrate different types of rock and geological zones. Divided into four sheets: the Canyon Sheet, the Lake Sheet, the Gallatin Sheet and the Shoshone sheet. Published by the U.S. Geological survey based on surveys conducted between 1884 and 1885 under Henry Gannett, Chief Geographer and J. H. Renshawe, Geographer in charge of the expedition. The topography for this map is the work of Frank Tweedy, S. A. Aaplin Jr., J. H. Renshawe and W. H. Leffingwell. Triangulation was accomplished by H. S. Chase. This is the April 1896 edition. Each sheet measures 19.5 x 15 inches.
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