Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
Dates
- Existence: 1846-08-24 - 1914-11-05
Biography
American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle", which is the basis for topographical maps in the United States.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Linguistic Stocks of American Indians North of Mexico, approximately 1891
Map includes areas between the North Pacific and Atlantic, the Arctic to the Caribbean Sea.
Map by J.W. Powell, compiled under the direction of Henry Gannett. Published by Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. Co., New York.
Scale 100 miless to the inch.
Removed from the Bureau of Ethnology 7th Annual Report, Plate 1.
Map of Linguistic Stocks of American Indians chiefly within the present limits of the United States, 1890
Map includes areas between the North Pacific and Atlantic, the Arctic to the Caribbean Sea.
Map by J.W. Powell, compiled under the direction of Henry Gannett. Published by Sackett and Wilhelms Litho. Co., New York.
Scale 100 miless to the inch.
For thee 11th census of the United States, Robert P. Porter, Supervisor.