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Atlas to Accompany A Monograph on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado

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Atlas to Accompany A Monograph on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado
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By Sam Emmons, 1883. Julius Bien Lithograph Co., New York. Thirty One maps, 16.5 x 20” tall (folio size). This is arguably the finest Colorado Atlas, it accompanied the USGS Monograph on Leadville. The text volume is seen fairly regularly, but the atlas is extremely rare.

Emmons was one of several young mining geologists, mostly schooled at the Freiberg School of Mines in Germany, appointed by Clarence King when the Congress formed the US Geologic Survey in 1879. Twenty four of the maps show geology and topography of the Leadville area. Seven of the maps are for the area of Colorado surrounding Leadville. One sheet is an index of the shafts. There are two title sheets as originally printed. Sheet 4 is a large topographic map of Central Colorado, that stretches from Colorado Springs at the lower right corner to Denver in the upper right corner. At the lower left is Bowman, Colorado and upper left the Eagle River near Red & White Mountain. (1:250,000, double sheet). The scale of the geology maps is 1” to the half mile.

This atlas is the finest map reference for the Leadville area, showing every point of interest, from shaft locations to cabin sites. This copy has been nicely professionally restored, with tears, chips, etc. repaired.

Date: 1883
City: Leadville
State: Colorado
ID: 21652