Historic Map : Map of the Black Hills from a reconnaissance by Capt. Wm. Ludlow, Corps of Engineers, 1874 - Vintage Wall Art

Map of the Black Hills from a reconnaissance by Capt. Wm. Ludlow, Corps of Engineers. 1874, and map of Warren and Raynolds. Drawn by Sergt. C. Becker. (to accompany) Report of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, made in the summer of 1874. By William Ludlow, Captain of Engineers, Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army; Chief Engineer Department of Dakota. Washington : Government Printing Office. 1875. | Engineering Department, U.S. Army. Report of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota, made in the summer of 1874. By William Ludlow, Captain of Engineers, Bvt. Lieut. Colonel, U. S. Army; Chief Engineer Department of Dakota. Washington : Government Printing Office. 1875. | 121 p., with illustrations, plates, tables and 3 folded maps. Includes reports on geology, botany, paleontology, and zoology. Bound in brown cloth covers with "Black Hills of Dakota ; Ludlow 1874." stamped in gold on spine. Expedition commanded by Custer. Includes letter of transmittal by George H. Elliot, Major of Engineers ... Washington, D. C., May 17, 1875. "SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a copy of a report by Capt. William Lufdlow, Corps of Engineers, of a reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota. Captain Ludlow was attached to the military expedition under the command of Lient. Col. G. A. Custer, of the Seventh Cavalry, who penetrated this interesting region in the summer of 1874 ... and his report, including the reports of Prof. N. IH. Winchell on the geology, and Mr. George Bird Grinnell on the paleontology of the country ..."

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