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



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    Map showing portions of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, City and County of San Francisco, California

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    A detailed map of inland Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. "Carefully compiled from official and private maps, surveys and data, under the direction of Theodore Wagner. Drawn by George Sandow, 1894." "Copyrighted by Theodore Wagner, 1894." Note of correctness of map. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Contra Costa County Jones Book Store 1st St. Sticker: Map Sandow, George Portions of Alameda..., 183628 Oct. 10, '33.

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    Plan of Charlestown from a survey of Edwd. Crisp in 1704

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    OPAC suggests this is the same map as in David Ramsay's history of South Carolina printed in 1809. This map shows the plate mark of a copper engraving and the style is closer to 18th century than 19th century. Note many residences are those of named individuals. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Watermark: T C---- Brandywine. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 106939.

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    Map of California / Issued by California-Paris Exposition Commission of 1900

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    A submap lists forest resources and is the reason for making this map. Explanations are printed in English, French and German. Submap: Forestry Districts. Prime meridian: Gm. Relief: shaded. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 296799.

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    Route map Stanislaus and Mono National Forests, California Nevada

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    Verso text suggests early printing date through rules and clothing suggestions. (Burn or bury tin cans and refuse...) OPAC lists this as a gift of the U.S. Forest Service in July 1923. Mono National Forest was divided between Inyo and Toiyabe in 1946 and the name was dissolved. There are several other national forest maps in the ephemera map collection; see RB ephMPCALIF0183, ephMPCALIF0184, ephMPCALIF0185, ephMPCALIF0186, ephMPCALIF0187, & ephMPCALIFR0006. MS notes: U.S. Forest Service 108054. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Letterpress instructions for visitors and suggested equipment.

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    Map of Corona Riverside County California / compiled by H. Clay Kellogg, C.E

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    Old shelf number: eph J4-11(1). See also 356004 for an earlier map of Corona. This is a duplicate of 356005 on which an MS note on this map suggests the 1909 date for this map. MS notes: eph J4-11 (1). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Chains. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

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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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