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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
Creator: Trask, John B
Date Created and/or Issued: 1853
Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History
Collection: California Revealed from Center for Sacramento History
Rights Information: Public Domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: A topographical map of the mineral districts in California by the state's first geologist, John Boardman Trask. The map shows an important transition in the history of the gold regions between the boom years and the long-term commercial exploitation of the region. The title is written in several languages for accessibility and wide spread distribution.
Type: image
Format: Copy
Map
Extent: 25 x 18 1/2 in.
1 Page of 1
Identifier: casacsh_001516
1982/04/444
ark:/13960/t67449f6z
Language: English
Subject: Gold mines and mining--California--Maps
Provenance: Center for Sacramento History
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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