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Mexico, California and Texas

Description:

the illustrations by H. Warren & engraved by J. Rogers ; the map drawn & engraved by J. Rapkin. Relief shown by hachures. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Bar scale on map given in "Miles." Shows topography, drainage, political boundaries. "The newly discovered GOLD districts Colored thus: [small rectangle colored yellow]." Decorative border. Collector's note: There is an earlier state without the note or view of Gold Washing. 3 pictorial vignettes: Gold washing -- Mexican peasantry -- Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan. Appears in Tallis' The illustrated atlas and modern history of the world, London, 1851.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pf590bj2093

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pf590bj2093

Language:

eng

Publisher:

John Tallis & Co.,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Gold mines and mining and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1851

Spatial Coverage:

California, Mexico, and Texas

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