Striking Gold Rush era map of North America, published by J.H. Colton. The map includes an inset of the Gold Regions of California and a large vignette of Pyramid Lake, in Upper California. The routes to the west and the Oregon Trail are highlighted,...
![(California-Mexico Border Survey) Datos de los trabajos astronómicos y topográficos. [bound with:] Variedades de la civilizacion, nueva epoca (Tomo I)](/map/small/70777.jpg)
The First Survey of the New Border of California and Mexico. "The first detailed printed account of the regions traversed by Salazar, the surveyor for the Mexican border commission . . . Salazar's duties only took him to San Diego and to the...
Detailed map of the region near Fort Tejon and the Tejon Pass, in Northern Los Angeles County.
Early lettersheet birds eye view of the town of Springfield, Tuolumne County, California published in Sonora, California and engraved in stone by George H. Goddard, who would go on to become one of California's most important early surveyors. The view...
![Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States From San Francisco to San Diego . . . 1852 [Rare Separately Issued & Revised Electrotype Copy]](/map/small/64536.jpg)
Early US Coast Survey Chart of the Coast of California, of one of the earliest coastal charts of the California Coastline produced in America. The chart includes 17 views of various parts of the California Coastline, including San Francisco Bay, Pt....
One of the Great Gold Rush Satires. The joint effort of Alonzo Delano and Charles Nahl, the present work reflects both the cynicism and the optimism among Californians after the initial excitement of the Gold Rush. Each page of the work is...
A Remarkable Survival Very rare wall map of Sacramento, oriented with east at the top of the map, showing the city at the height of the Gold Rush boom, drawn b y J.H. Peirce and lithographed by B.F. Butler. Originally printed on 8 sheets, the map...
Detailed view from the Report of the United States Pacific Railroad Expedition and Surveys
Important early survey map, covering the region between Crescent City and San Francisco Bay, showing the results of R.S. Williamson and H.L. Abbot's surveys in Oregon and California, in anticipation of the location of the first transcontinental...
Interesting early view, looking into the Valley from the Tejon Pass.
![Valley of Kah Wee Ya River (Four Creeks) [San Joaquin Valley]](/map/small/61893.jpg)
Detailed view of the Valley of the Kah Wee Yah River, apparently the Tulare River.. From Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made...
Detailed view of the Valley of the Kah Wee Yah River (Tulare River) and the Kings River. From Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean,...
Early view of the Tejon Pass, looking to the northeast.
Detailed view of the Valley of the Kah Wee Yah River (Tulare River) and the Kings River. The expedition surveying the southern route along the 35th parallel, led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple, explored from Little Rock, Arkansas, through Oklahoma,...
Interesting depiction of a crossing of the Chowchilla River, in Central California. The Chowchilla River is a river in Central California and a minor tributary of the San Joaquin River. It flows for 65 miles from the western side of the Sierra Nevada...
Fabulous regional map, extending from just north of San Francisco Bay to Orange County (not named) and the San Bernardino Valley. The map includes remarkable topographical detail throughout.
