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Nevada In Maps: Historic Nevada Geologic and Mining District Maps and Atlases

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You can access the Historical Geologic and Mining District Maps and Atlases digital scans through the Historic Maps of Nevada and Great Basin Collection.

Historic Nevada Geologic and Mining District Maps and Atlases 

1863-1968, published primarily by the U.S. Geological Survey

List of atlases, monographs, and folios

  • The "Becker Atlas," 1882
    • to accompany USGS Monograph Volume III of the Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe District
  • Geological History of Lake Lahontan, 1885
    • USGS Monograph Volume XI
  • Eureka District Atlas, 1883 to accompany
    • USGS Monograph Volume XX
  • Atlas, 1876
    • to accompany U.S. Geological Exploration Survey of the Fortieth Parallel, Clarence King
  • Mining Industry Atlas, 1877
    • U.S. Geological Exploration Survey of the Fortieth Parallel, Volume III
  • Pyramid Peak Folio, 1896
    • USGS Geologic Atlas Folio no. 31
  • Truckee Folio, 1897
    • USGS Geologic Atlas Folio no. 39
  • Steamboat Springs, 1887
    • USGS Monograph Volume XIII