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Britton & Rey's map of the state of California

Alternative Title:

Map of the State of California

Description:

compiled from the U.S. Land & Coast Surveys, the several military, scientific & rail road explorations, the state & county boundary surveys made under the order of the Surveyor General of California & from private surveys ; by George H. Goddard, C.E. Completed with additions & corrections up to the day of publication from the U.S. Land Office, & other reliable sources ; engraved by H. Steinegger ; lithy. of Britton & Rey. Montcomery St. cor. Commercial, S. F.

This is the first reasonably accurate map of California.

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Legend at left, above title.

Bar scale on map in "Statute Miles."

Shows topography, waterways, county boundaries, towns, ranchos, roads, trails, canals, ditches, and "mining places."

Also covers Nevada.

"Entered according to Act of Congress the year 1857 by Britton & Rey in the clerk's office of the District Court on the Northern District of the State of California."

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/jc699br9484

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/jc699br9484

Language:

eng

Creator:

Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906 and Steinegger, H. (Henry), 1831-1917

Publisher:

Britton & Rey. cor. Commercial and Montgomery Streets

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Gold mines and mining, Roads, Trails, Waterways, Discovery and exploration, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1857

Spatial Coverage:

California and Nevada

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false