United States Army Corps of Engineers. Records of the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, 1871-1879.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers. Records of the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, 1871-1879.

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This collection contains data for all of the states within the survey area, with the exception of Idaho and Montana. There are 53 items in the collection, all of them bound volumes of survey observations. Included are books on triangulation, sextant astronomical observations, meteorological records, odometer readings, geodetic data, observations for time. The bulk of data in the collection pertains to New Mexico and Colorado. Some observation books are undated.

2 boxes (2 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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