Geologic Atlas of the United States : Bidwell Bar folio, California
Alternative Title
Bidwell Bar folio, California. Geologic atlas of the United States ; no. 43.
Creator
Geological Survey (U.S.), creator Kübel, Stephen Joseph, engraver
Contributor
U.S. Geological Survey Turner, H. W. (Henry Ward), b. 1857 Becker, George F. (George Ferdinand), 1847-1919 Lindgren, Waldemar, 1860-1939 Willis, Bailey, 1857-1949 Smyth, Henry Lloyd, 1862-, former owner
Contents: Description of the gold belt / jointly prepared by Geo F. Becker, H.W. Turner and Waldemar Lindgren, 1894. Revised January, 1897 -- Description of the Bidwell Bar quadrangle / H.W. Turner -- Topographic sheet -- Historical geology sheet -- Economic geology sheet -- Special illustration sheet.At head of title: Department of the Interior ; United States Geological Survey ; Charles D. Walcott, Director.On cover: Index Map.Text on inside front cover and inside back cover.Stamped, purple ink, on front cover: H. L. Smyth, Cambridge, Mass.Label tipped into binding on front cover reads: "The Bidwell Bar folio relates to a district in the northern portion of the gold belt of California. The distribution of gold-bearing gravels and gold veins is described under the head of Economic Geology, and the several maps exhibit these and the associated geological phenomena. The scenic features of the region are shown in a page of illustrations." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 atlas ; printed col. ; 45 x 35 cm., sheet 56 x 47 cm.
Geology--California--Maps Geology--California--Butte County--Maps Geology--California--Plumas County--Maps Geology--California--Sierra County--Maps Geology--California--Yuba County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Butte County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Plumas County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Sierra County--Maps Mines and mineral resources--California--Yuba County--Maps
Time Period
1898
Place
North America United States California Butte County Plumas County Sierra County Yuba County W 121°30' W 121°/N 40° N 39°30'
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
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