Upper mines, nos. 1 & 8

Alternative Title:

Lower mines or Mormon Diggings, no. 3

Description:

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Compass roses. Show topography, vegetation, drainage, mines, routes, etc. along a portion of the South Fork of the American River, California. From a map set including: Topographical sketch of the Gold and Quicksilver District of California, July 25th. 1848 E.O.C.O. Lt. U.S.A. -- Positions of the Upper and Lower gold Mines on the South Fork of the American River, California. July 20, 1848. Appears in Polks' Message to Congress: U.S. Congress. House. Exec. doc. no. 1, 30th Cong., 2nd Sess., December 5, 1848 (Serial 537).

Creator:

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 and Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 1805-1886

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Mine maps, Gold mines and mining, Mercury mines and mining, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1848

Spatial Coverage:

California, American River, South Fork, California, Northern, and American River, South Fork (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:

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