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Topographical map of the mineral districts of California: Being the first map ever published from actual survey

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Title: Topographical map of the mineral districts of California: Being the first map ever published from actual survey
Honnold/Mudd Library Map Collection
Creator: Trask, John B. (John Boardman), 1824-1879
Contributor: Britton & Rey
Date Created and/or Issued: 1853
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Maps and Mapping at The Claremont Colleges
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: The map is unusually oriented, with the East towards the top edge of the map. This map was the first detailed scientific survey of the Central Valley by Trask, California's first state geologist and depicts county boundaries, drainage, mining camps, Native American villages, railroads, and roads.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: mam00073.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll14/id/106
Language: English
Subject: Central Valley (Calif. : Valley)
Central Valley (Calif.)
California
California - Gold discoveries
Cartography
Commerce - History
Gold mines and mining
Gold mines and mining - California
Indians of North America
Maps
Native American tribes
North America - Description and travel
North America - Maps
North America - History
Road maps
Roads
Roads - America
United States - Maps
United States - Description and travel
Voyages and travels
Railroad
Place: California
Sacramento Valley (Calif.)
Central Valley (Calif. : Valley)
Source: Original map, 65 x 49 cm: Honnold/Mudd Library map collection, folder 4:3, Maps-North America
Relation: Maps and Mapping at The Claremont Colleges - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll14

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