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Title
Approved & declared to be the official map of the state of California : by an act of the Legislature passed March 25th, 1853
Creator
Eddy, William M
Contributor
Eddy, R. A
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Schedler & Liebler
Date Created and/or Issued
1854
Publication Information
New York : Published for R.A. Eddy, Marysville, California by J.H. Colton
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows cities, roads, rivers, mountains, county boundaries, railroads, low areas subject to overflow (wetlands), ferries and routes such as Fremont's route, Walker pass, Lassen route, Oregon Trail, etc.
Based on maps done by U.S. Coast Survey Office, U.S. Topographical engineers, George Gibbs, Boundary Commission, J. Moore and N.H. McLean.
Includes inset of "San Francisco and adjoining bays".
Includes listing of population by county from 1852 census.
Library has multiple copies of map: copy 1, original map, uncut, framed and hanging in the Microfilm room (208); copy 2, original, cut into 4 sheets; copy 3, blue line copy, gift of Division of Lands; copy 4, brown line copy in reduced size, gift of Division of Highways; copy 5, blue line copy in reduced size, gift of Division of Highways; copy 6, negative photostat.
Negative, no. 27,633 (8 x 10 in.) b/w, color, color transparency, from the original framed map (copy 1).
California State Library, California History Room
Type
image
Format
Maps.
Map
Cartographic material
Extent
1 map : col., mounted on linen ; 117 x 101 cm. on sheet 138 x 119 cm
Identifier
(C)000982031CSL01-Aleph
RLINCCSG96-M14
(DRA)AEL-6044
Language
English
Subject
California--Maps
Ferries--California--Maps
Trails--California--Maps
Oregon National Historic Trail--Maps
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--Maps
California--General--1854
Time Period
1854
Place
California
Oregon National Historic Trail
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)
General

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