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Title: California 1856
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co
Date Created and/or Issued: [1855]
Publication Information: J.H. Colton & Co
Los Angeles: Occidental College Library, 2008
Contributing Institution: Occidental College Library
Collection: Occidental College Railroading
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: This is a map of CA in the 1850's. It shows many of the cities and towns as well as the railroad lines in California in that period.
This map shows how many of the early cities and towns of California were situated along the rail lines, which helped make them, and eventually led to the decline of some as the rail lines started disappearing.
Good condition (paper is fragile). Includes one inset map of San Francisco.
Full document scanned.
Type: image
Format: Maps : color illustration
image/jpeg
Extent: 44 x 37.5 cm.
Identifier: Scllo0012
http://callimachus.org/cdm/ref/collection/p131301coll0/id/152
Language: English
Subject: Map of California, 1856, Railroad map
California--Maps
Maps
Railroads
Source: Occidental College Library.
Relation: Special Collections. John Lloyd-Butler Railroadiana Collection. (scllo)

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