Map General map of explorations and surveys in California


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Title
General map of explorations and surveys in California
Contributor Names
Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton), 1824-1882.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
Parke, John G.
Williams Smith, Issac.
Siebert, Selmar.
United States. War Department.
Created / Published
[Washington, D.C., 1859]
Subject Headings
-  Railroads--California--Surveying--Maps
-  California--Maps
-  United States--California
Notes
-  Scale 1:600,000.
-  At head of title: Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd. and 35th. parallels.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps . . . to Illustrate the Various Reports . . . (Washington, 1859)
-  LC Railroad maps, 148
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Second copy is missing left side of map.
Medium
map 62 x 183 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G4361.P3 1853 .W5
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4361p.rr001480
Library of Congress Control Number
98688416
Online Format
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Description
Scale 1:600,000. At head of title: Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd. and 35th. parallels. Relief shown by hachures. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps . . . to Illustrate the Various Reports . . . (Washington, 1859) LC Railroad maps, 148 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Second copy is missing left side of map.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/98688416
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Williamson, R. S, Jefferson Davis, John G Parke, Issac Williams Smith, Selmar Siebert, and United States War Department. General map of explorations and surveys in California. [Washington, D.C, 1853] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688416/. (Accessed August 21, 2017.)

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Williamson, R. S., Davis, J., Parke, J. G., Williams Smith, I., Siebert, S. & United States War Department. (1853) General map of explorations and surveys in California. [Washington, D.C] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688416/.

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Williamson, R. S, et al. General map of explorations and surveys in California. [Washington, D.C, 1853] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/98688416/>.