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Map of the gold regions of California : showing the routes via Chagres and Panama, Cape Horn, &c
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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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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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Printed with sea routes indicated, later overland routes have been added in blue ink. The Gold Region has been hand colored. Submaps: Map of the Gold Region, California; From New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, 17,000 miles, via Panama 5900 miles. Vignette: Pyramid Lake, Upper California, Discovered by Capt. Fremont 1844, 35 miles long, 1890 feet above the sea. The Pyramid of Rock in the lake rises 600 feet above the surface. MS note: 87485. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: United States & Mexico.
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Map of the state of California : showing the new line of the California Pacific Rail Road Co. and the rail road system of the state
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Map of the Mining Region of California. 1854
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Image of a map from Oregon border to Monterey and Tulare Counties, and from the Pacific Coast to the Utah desert. In the upper right corner is a "Table of Distances from the Capital." On the right side is a list of the population of California and several cities. "Drawn & Compiled by Geo H. Baker. Published by Barber & Baker, Sacramento, Cal. Fishbourne's Lithog. San Francisco, Cal."--text, below map title. "Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1854, by Barber & Baker, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of California. Fishbourne Lithogy. California."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamped text, above image. Paper color: blue.
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A New Map of the Gold Region in California
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Accompanied by a written description of California. Note that turning point is shown to the west of Mountain Lake (Lake Tahoe) which would have been easier to survey than the actual turning point. "By Charles Drayton Gibbes. From his own and other Recent Surveys & Explorations 1851." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Sherman & Smith in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York." Cover title: Accompaniment to Gibbes' New Map of the Gold Region in California. Ms note: 131781. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Map of the Mining Region of California. 1855
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Image is of a map of Northern California from Oregon border to Monterey and Mariposa counties. At the lower left are distance from Sacramento. At the upper right are the distances from Stockton, from S. Francisco, from Downeville, and from other locations. "Lithogd. & publd. by Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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