Lawson's map from actual survey of the gold, silver & quicksilver regions of Upper California : exhibiting the mines, diggings, roads, paths, houses, mills, stores, missions & c &c

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Alternative title	Together with a miniature map of the United States, Mexico and South-America showing the different routs to California &c. &c
Cover title:	Lawson's map of the gold, silver, and quicksilver dist. of California
Type of resource	cartographic
Form	computer; online resource
Extent	1 map ; 38 x 54 cm, folded in cover 11 x 8 cm
Place	New York (State)
Place	N.Y. [New York]
Publisher	Dewitt & Davenport, Booksellers & Publishers, Tribune Buildings Nassau St.,c[1849].
Publication date	1849
Issuance	monographic
Language	English
Map data	Scale [approximately 1:633,600] ; W 123°00'00"--W 120°00'00"/N 40°01'00"--N 36°42'00").In decimal degrees: (W 123.0048--W 120.0101/N 040.0213--N 036.7093).

Subject	Gold mines and mining > California > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Silver mines and mining > California > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Roads > California > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Trails > California > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Missions > California > Maps > 19th century
Subject	California > Gold discoveries > Maps > 19th century
Subject	California, Northern > Gold discoveries > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Western Hemisphere > Maps > 19th century
Genre	Map
Genre	Cartographic image-cri
Genre	Mine maps.

Statement of responsibility	by J.T. Lawson, Esq. Cala. ; Lith of G. Snyder 138 William st. N.Y. ; engraved on stone by Edw. Herrlein.
Note	Relief shown by hachures.
Note	Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.
Note	Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.
Note	Compass rose.
Note	Oriented with north to left of sheet.
Note	Bar scale on map give in "miles" (10 miles to 1 in).
Note	Covers area from Santa Cruz to Pyramid Lake.
Note	Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns, missions, roads, mines, etc.
Note	Inset map: United States, Mexico and South-America showing the different routs to California &c. &c. [scale capproximately 1:11,000,000].
Referenced by	Title Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers E-J: 319; K-P: 100; Q-Z: 184 Title Wheat, C.I. Maps Calif. gold region no. 102 (reprod. facing p. 56) Title Wheat, C.I. Mapping Transmississippi West v. 3, no. 625
Location	electronic resource

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