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A new map of the states of California and Nevada : exhibiting the rivers, lakes, bays, and islands, with the principal towns, roads, railroads, and transit routes to the silver mining districts : also meridian, standard, range and township lines as established : to which is added the county boundaries and United States land districts

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
A new map of the states of California and Nevada : exhibiting the rivers, lakes, bays, and islands, with the principal towns, roads, railroads, and transit routes to the silver mining districts : also meridian, standard, range and township lines as established : to which is added the county boundaries and United States land districts
Names
Ransom, Leander, 1800-1874 (Creator)
Doolittle, A. J. (Creator)
Baker, Geo. H. (George Holbrook), 1827-1906 (Lithographer)
Holt, Warren (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

California

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1866
Place: 305 Montgomy. St., [San Francisco]
Publisher: Published by W. Holt
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5458
Topics
Mining districts -- California
Mining districts -- Nevada
Silver mines and mining -- California
Silver mines and mining -- Nevada
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
Railroads -- California
Railroads -- Nevada
Roads -- California
Roads -- Nevada
Public lands -- California
Public lands -- Nevada
Marshes -- California
Counties
Marshes
Mines and mineral resources
Mining districts
Public lands
Railroads
Roads
Silver mines and mining
California -- Administrative and political divisions
Nevada -- Administrative and political divisions
California
Nevada
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Carefully compiled from United States and other reliable surveys by Leander Ransom and A.J Doolittle.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863 by Warren Holt, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Northern District of the State of California."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 255, column 2, no. 3
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 67 x 53 cm, on sheet 72 x 57 cm
Description
Shows mines, mining districts, mineral resources, township grid, counties, roads, railroads, marshland, cities, towns, and military posts. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes explanation, table of distances, and key to "United States land districts."
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 818672318
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644265
Folder number: US036.4.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8bb87c00-0089-0136-253d-049dcb31d0a8
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Creator Born
  • 1866: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1874: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the states of California and Nevada " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1866. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba655130-0089-0136-583e-17fd8fe7e463

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the states of California and Nevada " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba655130-0089-0136-583e-17fd8fe7e463

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1866). A new map of the states of California and Nevada Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba655130-0089-0136-583e-17fd8fe7e463

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A new map of the states of California and Nevada