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Map of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : showing the overland routes to California and the Gold Regions ; also the Atlantic Coast and Central America

Description: Ms notes make this a particularly interesting map. Both Carl Wheat and Henry Wagner are noted as having never seen this map before. Probably from Dawson's Book Store. Many MS notes regarding Wheat and Wagner. ca 1850. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 402907 more notes on Wheat. 2C41 $50-.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1850]
Call number: 402907
Dimensions: 31 x 48 cm
Associated people: Magnus, Charles.
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Farley's map of the newly discovered Tramontane Silver Mines in Southern California and Western New Mexico : comprising those of Coso, Washington, Tiachipa, Russ, Potosi, Esmeralda, Holcomb & Bear Valley Districts ; together with the most practicable route thereto and a correct table of reference embracing distances &c.; compiled from the official maps in the U.S. Surveyor General's Offige from the surveys of the late U.S. and California Boundary Commission, and from his own private explorations / J.H. Wildes, Draughtsman, U.S. Survr. Genls. Office

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Alternate title from cover. Nicely colored map of Southern California in 1861 showing claims which probably yielded little silver. Gift if Mr. & Mrs. Francis M. Wheat (Carl Wheat's son) October 1975. See notes on verso. Submap: Map of the Coso Silver Mines. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: H.R.W (Henry Raap Wagner) says June 11, 1939 that this is a very interesting work. He does not recall having seen it before. Carl Wheat tells me June 2 1942 that this map is probably the first made naming Death Valley as such. Lee Perry (?) notes in his G--? Ra--? #31+ 1861. Farley 1861.

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Map of the Bay of San Francisco and the gold regions in California / by P. Holley

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An MS note says printed in 1849 but details indicate a later publication date. OPAC note suggests map is similar to Jarves 1849 map, Wheat 100. It is not. Note Lake Tahoe [unnamed] on this map which did not appear on maps of that era. MS notes: This map was printed in 1849. x77475 NC. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Gold Regions '49 774.

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Colton's Map of the States and Territories west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean showing the Overland Routes, proposed Rail Road Lines &c

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Note west Texas is a barren plain where the trail is located by stakes. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean : ordered by Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data / by Lieut. G.K. Warren, Top'l. Engrs

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Explorer routes through early 1850's. This appears to be half of the map with the bottom half missing. Carefully drawn but no identification. After further research this appears to be the top half of Lieutenant Gouvereur Kemble Warren's 1857 map, from which title, author, date, and publisher info has been drawn. Based on the presence of the Oregon territory, the map must have been made after 1853, which provided a starting point for searching Carl L. Wheat's Mapping the Transmississippi West for a map matching this one. The Huntington owns a reproduction of the full map (RB 342277), as well as a revised edition from the late 1860s (RB 43236 & 127677). Hand drawn rail route from Sacramento east. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. References: Wheat, Mapping the Transmississippi West, volume 4, page 84. Verso Text: MS notes: 49791 Mr. Maps U.S. W. 186-.

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Kashnor notes, "A very quaint and interesting old map. In the vacant spaces on the continent are coloured figures of buffaloes, wild horses, bears, rabbits, &c. , whilst the ocean is adorned with three-masted ships, whales and walruses. California in named "Insula California," with the following note; 'California a prioribus geographis semper habita fuit quaedam pars continentis, et capta per Hollandos ab Hispanis tabula quaedam geographica compertum est insulam eße et continere ubi latissima est 500 leucas. A Cap. Mendocino verousque ad C.S. Lucae repertum est testibus tabula praedicta et Francisco Gaulo extendi in longitudinem 1700 leucarum.' " McLaughlin identifies this as state 2 of this map first produced in 1641. Colored cartouche, lower cartouche. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McLaughlin 6; Phillips 452; Wagner 314,330,339,390; Wheat 45 and 48; Tooley 6 (plate28); Leighly 13 (Plate V); Koeman II, Me 50A(82), 59(88), 75A(104), 78A(78), 93A, 93B(96), 113(88), 122(87), 136A(78); Goss (Plate 30); Burden, map 245; Van der Krogt, map 9400:1.2. MS note: JJ9. Verso Text: Ms note: 210.

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Map of the United States, the British Provinces, Mexico &c.; showing the routes of the U.S. Mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the gold region

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MS note in cover states a manuscript addition to the map, "Shows route pursued by Genl. Kearny on his return from California." The map is preceded by 11 p. of text, with caption: Particulars of routes, distances, fares, etc., to accompany Colton's map of California and the gold region. Collected from official documents. Vignette: Pyramid Lake. Submaps: South America; Gold Region. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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