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General map of explorations and surveys in California

Scale 1:600,000. At head of title: Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd. and 35th. parallels. Relief shown by hachures. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps. to Illustrate the Various Reports. (Washington, 1859) Second copy is missing left side of map.

Date
1853
Mapmaker / publisher
Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton); Davis, Jefferson; Parke, John G.; Williams Smith, Issac; Siebert, Selmar; United States. War Department; Williamson, R. S
Place
California
Scale
1:600,000
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
22,446 × 7,774 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"General map of explorations and surveys in California" (1853). Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton); Davis, Jefferson; Parke, John G.; Williams Smith, Issac; Siebert, Selmar; United States. War Department; Williamson, R. S. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_map_of_explorations_and_surveys_in_California_LOC_98688416.jpg

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