George Montague Wheeler was an American pioneering explorer and cartographer and the leader of the Wheeler Survey, one of the major geographical surveys of the western United States in the late 19th century.
Wheeler was born in Hopkinton,... Wikipedia
Born: October 9, 1842, Hopkinton, MA
Died: May 3, 1905 (age 62 years), New York, NY
Organization founded: Elgin National Watch Company
Partner: Lucy James Wheeler
Books
Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West Of The One Hundredth Meridian, Volume 2
Report Upon the Third International Geographical Congress and Exhibition at Venice, Italy, 1881, Accompagnied by Data Concerning the Principal Government Land and Marine Surveys of the World
1885
Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian; Volume 6
Annual Report Upon the Geographical Surveys West of the One-hundredth Meridian in the States and Territories of California, Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Progress-report Upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in 1872: Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A.A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, United States Army
1874
Tables of Geographic Positions, Azimuths, and Distances: Together with Lists of Barometric Altitudes, Magnetic Declinations, and Itineraries of Important Routes
1883