Map of central California

Description:

compiled by S. G. Elliott, C.E. 1860 ; lith. of Britton & Co. San Francisco. Relief shown by hachures. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Bar scale on map given in "Statute Miles." Legend at lower right of main map. Shows topography, waterways, roads, railroads (both completed and projected), counties, ranchos. Includes tables of statistical data on railroads, population, voting records, distances, agricultureal production (e.g. livestock and fruit trees). 5 bird's eye views: Auburn -- [Train steaming through mountain passage] -- Folsom / photographed by Morson - Nevada [Nevada City] -- Sacramento -- Grass Valley. 2 profile views: Profile of the Carson & Johnson Emigrant Wagon Road by way of Placerville, as surveyed by G. H. Goddard, 1855 -- Profile of the different rail road lines from Sacramento, Folsom, Auburn, Grass Valley, and Nevada, together with the Truckee, Henness, Yuba Gab, & Beckwourths Passes. Inset map: [Map of Utah Territory] (scale [ca. 1:2,900,000]).

Publisher:

G.W. Welch

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Railroads, Roads, Waterways, Census, and Agriculture

Theme:

Agriculture

Date Issued:

1860

Spatial Coverage:

California, Nevada, Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Auburn (Calif.), Folsom (Calif.), Nevada City (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.), and Grass Valley (Calif.)

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/bs067pp0321