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REPORT OF A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE UTE COUNTRY,Made in The Year 1873byLIEUT. E. H. RUFFNERCORPS OF ENGINEERSWashington: Government Printing Office, 1874Pamphlet and map. Pamphlet is 101 pagesMap dimensions: 27 inches by 22 inches; folded. Highly detailed from Pikes Peak Regionthrough the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Territory:"Preliminary Map of the Surveys in Colorado Made on Reconnaissance in the Ute CountryUnder the Direction of 1st Lieut. E. H. Ruffner, Engineers Chief Engineer Department of the Missouriby Assistant H.G. Prout, C. E. 1873"Scale: 1 = 500,000Engraved by Ado HunniusVery good plus condition: book complete except for back wrap; binding stabilized with acid=free, neutral pH removable tape. Map is complete: several small places on back mended with museum tape; several of the folds lightly toned; otherwise, map is clean and bright, as is Ruffner report.Thoroughly detailed through the Gunnison Country (including Crested Butte,Lone Mountain, Wheatstone Mountain, Philosophers'… Read More

RICO MINING DISTRICT MAP, dated August 7, 1909.Dimensions: 70 inches by 53 inches (this map is big, really big, and detailed)Scale: 1 inch = 300 feetCivil Engineer, draughtsman: Foster S. NaethingMap is highly detailed with all mining claims and survey numbers. Rio Grande Southern railway line explicitly drawn.Town of Rico, Colorado plat explicitly drawnCondition: very good to very good plus. I acquired it folded and it is now rolled. I have applied neutral pH, acid-free museum tape to creases and several tears on back of map to conserve it. This is the appropriate conservation work when stabilizing paper. Map is a blueline.If been searching university and public libraries, as well as known private collections, and, to-date, have not located any Rico Mining Districts of this size or by this draughtsman. In fact, I've not located any privately published Rico Mining District maps. So this is a real scarcity. And the detail is superb.Price: $4,000.00, plus $95.00 mailing and insurance… Read More