Lawson's Survey Map Upper Calif Mines, c1848 [178902]
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Lawson's map from actual survey of the gold, silver and Quicksilver regions of upper California exhibiting the mines, diggings, roads, paths, houses, mills, stores, missions etc. by JT Lawson together with a miniature map of the United States, Mexico and South America showing the different routes to California copyright secured. Number 102 in Carl Wheat's map of the California Gold Region. The data appears to be 1848 data here. 15.125" x 20.875" excellent condition, a very early map with shaded relief of the Sierra Nevada which includes Pyramid Lake and Tahoe, shown at the time as quote Mountain Lake. The gold regions are particularly interesting with notations such as quote gold found on all these streams" this is an excellent map. California
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Lawson's Survey Map Upper Calif Mines, c1848 [178902]
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