1855 ORIGINAL MAP: "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF CALIFORNIA" / MAP NO, 1 / LINEN-BACKED
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Washington D.C.: United States War Department, 1855. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL map: "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF CALIFORNIA / MAP NO. 1". 1855. Image: 27 1/4" x 23"plus 1 1/2" border. Linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. Map created from exploration and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of "Hon. Jefferson Davis, Sec. of War" (Later, President, C.S.A.). By Lt. R. S. Williamson and Lt. H. L. Abbot. Shows the physical features as well as existing roads and tracks of explorers, including the Emigrant Trail, Warner, Williamson, Wessell and John C. Fremont. Wheat, Transmississippi 882. An important map. Near Fine. FREE SHIPPING (rolled) to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2741
- Title
- 1855 ORIGINAL MAP: "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF CALIFORNIA" / MAP NO, 1 / LINEN-BACKED
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- United States War Department
- Place of Publication
- Washington D.C.
- Date Published
- 1855
- Bookseller catalogs
- All Things Californian;
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Hardy Books
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Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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