Santa Fe Trail Association
Sibley Expedition
The Survey and Maps of the
Sibley Expedition, 1825, 1826 & 1827
By
L. Stephen (Steve) Schmidt
Richard E. (Rich) Hayden
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Report
- Introduction
- Overview of the Expedition
- Some Comments and Observations
- The Field Book
- What was Surveyed
- Field Book Map
- Joseph C. Brown, Surveyor
- How They Did It
- Where Did They Start?
- How Accurate Were They?
- Small Scale Map
- Present Study
- Preliminary Work
- Initial Methodology
- Adopted Methodology
- Discussion of Plots of the Survey
- Conclusion
Appendices
Maps
Notes and References
Supplemental Information
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