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• Title:North America : Map of part of the British possessions to the West of the Rocky Mountains / lithographed & printed at the Topographical Dépôt, War Department, under the direction of Captn. Elphinstone, R.E., H. James Coll. R.E. Superintendent.
  
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• Corporate Author/Creator:Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Elphinstone, Howard Crawford, Sir, 1829-1890.
  James, H., 1803-1877.
  Coolie Verner Map Collection.
  Great Britain. Royal Engineers.
  
• Published/Created:[London : War Department, 1858?].
  

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  • Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS mapsWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: RBSC-ARC-1677:1858:E
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:British Columbia--Maps--19th century.
  
• Description:Scale ca. [1:1,500,000] ; (W 130° - W 112° / N 55° - N 48°).
  1 map : lith., ms. col., relief by hachure ; 53. 6 x 89. 8 cm.
  
• Notes:Forts; Indians; flora and fauna; notes on temperature, terrain, Indians, etc.
  Elphinstone was made 2nd Captain in April 1856, and served in the Topographical Depot from Sept. 1857 to Dec. ? 1858, when this map must have been compiled from various sources, eg. HBC records.
  Mended and re-backed by a conservator.
  References: PRO 381; NMC V1/600-[1869]; Javorski 40 (this copy).
  
• Cited in:Verner card file V221