Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.
Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.
Bar scale on map in "miles."
Shows topography, drainage, county boundaries, cities and towns, and routes, including: course of mail steamships ; proposed route of Pacific R.R.
Features Native American territories in the West.
Descriptive text throughout, e.g.: This vast unexplored region of country is supposed to be inhabited by tribes of Indians.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1862 by J. H. Colton, in the Clerks Office of the District Court, of the U. S. for the Southern District of New York."
Inset maps: Map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing parts of the eastern & western continents -- Vicinity of San Francisco.