Map of the Country Between Yampa and White Rivers (For General Reference) to accompany the Report of Gust. R. Bechler.

1876 Bechler Map of Yampa and White River Basins, Northwestern Colorado

Publication Date: 1876

About this Item

Good. Mild toning and verso stabilization along a few old fold lines. Size 16.75 x 39.5 Inches. A large format 1876 map of a portion of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, prepared to accompany a report by Gustavus Bechler that appeared in the Tenth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. . The northern portion of this map overlaps with today's Dinosaur National Monument. A Closer Look Covering an area between Wonsits Valley and Yellowjacket Pass in the basins of the Yampa, White, and Green Rivers, this map depicts a portion of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah. This northern portion of the Colorado Plateau mostly consists of high desert, containing many interesting and beautiful rock formations. The focus is on waterways, which are well-surveyed, while trails, wagon roads, peaks (with elevation), plateaus, bains, and other features are also noted. The area at top is now largely within Dinosaur National Monument, where many fossils were found in the 20th century. The White River Agency Much of the land seen here was inhabited by Native Americans at the time of surveying, and even today, the large Uintah and Ouray Reservation lies nearby. The White River Agency, seen towards the right, was established in 1862 to liaise with the Uncompahgre Band of Ute Indians. However, as often was the case with Indian agents, the presence of the agents caused more dissension rather than less. In 1879, soon after this map's preparation, a group of Ute men killed the Indian agent and burned down the post, which was never rebuilt. In retaliation, the U.S. government removed the local native population to the Uintah Valley some 140 miles to the west, the basis for the reservation mentioned above. Publication History and Census This map was prepared by Gustavus Bechler, with surveying by Goerge Chittenden and S. B. Ladd, and appeared as Plate XXIX to accompany Bechler's contribution to the Tenth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. , edited by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, published in 1878. It was printed by the American Photo-Lithographic Company, using its distinctive 'Osborne Process' (discussed below). The map is independently cataloged with the Colorado School of Mines and the British Library, while the entire report is more widely distributed. References: OCLC 182626560, 558093457.

Seller Inventory # YampaWhiteRivers-bechler-1876

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Map of the Country Between Yampa and White Rivers (For General Reference) to accompany the Report of Gust. R. Bechler.
• Publication Date: 1876
• Seller catalogs:
  • UTAH-NEVADA-COLORADO