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Topographical sketch of the Gold and Quicksilver District of California

Description:

E.O.C. O. Lt. U.S.A. ; P.S. Duval's Lith steam Press Phila.

Relief shown by hachures.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scale on map given in "geographical Miles."

Shows topography, vegetation, drainage, routes, etc.

Descriptive text, e.g.: Gold found on these streams.

From a map set including: Positions of the Upper and Lower gold Mines on the South Fork of the American River, California. July 20, 1848 -- Upper Mines.Nos. 1 & 8, [and on same sheet] Lower Mines or Mormon Diggings. No. 3.

Appears in Polks' Message to Congress: U.S. Congress. House. Exec. doc. no. 1, 30th Cong., 2nd Sess., December 5, 1848 (Serial 537).

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wc306gj7427

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wc306gj7427

Language:

eng

Creator:

Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883 and Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 1805-1886

Publisher:

P.S. Duval's Lith steam Press,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Mine maps, Gold mines and mining, Mercury mines and mining, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1848

Spatial Coverage:

California, American River, South Fork, California, Northern, and Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)

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