AGSL GeoDiscovery

Positions of the upper and lower gold mines on the South Fork of the American River, California. July 20th, 1848

Description:

Relief shown by hachures.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Compass rose.

Shows topography, vegetation, drainage, mines, routes.

Includes "Distance from Sutters."

Descriptive text throughout.

From a map set including: Topographical sketch of the Gold and Quicksilver District of California, July 25th. 1848 E.O.C.O. Lt. U.S.A. -- Upper Mines. Nos. 1 & 8, [and on same sheet] Lower Mines or Mormon Diggings. No. 3.

"23" at upper right corner.

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/zg547rj1993

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zg547rj1993

Language:

eng

Creator:

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 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, American River (Calif.), California, Northern, Sacramento River (Calif.), and Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, Calif.)

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