Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. : showing the routes of the U.S. mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the Gold Region

Routes to California, 1849

Referenced by Selection:

Routes to California, 1849

Geographic Area Covered:

North America, United States, California, South America, California--Pyramid Lake

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 132°--W 47°/N 60°--N 1°)

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Full Title: Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. : showing the routes of the U.S. mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the Gold Region

Creators:

Atwood, John M., approximately 1818-

Publisher:

Published by J.H. Colton, 86 Cedar St.

Publisher Location:

New York

Date Created:

1849

Contributors:

Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, Robinson, Fayette, -1859, Stringer & Townsend

Subjects:

Postal service, Trails, Shipping, Trade routes, Gold mines and mining

Form/Genre:

Maps, Guidebooks, Route guides, Pictorial works

Mode of Travel:

Trails, Roads, Waterways, Ocean routes, Communication lines

Context of Travel:

Postal service, Trade routes, Freight, Migration

Time Period Covered:

1849

Notes:

"Drawn & engraved by J. M. Atwood, New York."
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by J.H. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Hand colored to show overland routes from Independence, Misssouri to Oregon and California, and, through Mexico, from southern Texas to the Gila River in Arizona, from Vera Cruz to Acapulco, and across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Scale approximately 1:14,600,000
Relief shown by hachures.
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Inset maps (12 x 7 cm. and 18 x 9 cm.): Map of the gold region, California -- From New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn.
Inset view (10 x 13 cm.): Pyramid Lake, Upper California.
Includes distance table.
For variant issue with added imprint "Printed at Ackerman’s rooms, 120 Fulton St. N.Y." see: Ladd, R.S. Maps showing explorers’ routes (1962), no. 51; Wheat, C.I. Maps of the California gold region (1949), no. 70

Contained In:

Detached from: California and its gold regions : with a geographical and topographical view of the country, its mineral and agricultural resources / by Fayette Robinson. New York : Stringer & Townsend, 1849; issued folded to 19 x 12 cm. and bound opposite title page.

Original Collection:

Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Newberry Library)

Referenced In:

Graff coll., 3527, Cf. Ladd, R.S. Maps showing explorers’ routes (1962), no. 51, Cf. Wheat, C.I. Maps of the California gold region (1949), no. 70

Citation

Atwood, John M, "Map of the United States, the British Provinces, Mexico &c. : Showing the Routes of the U.S. Mail Steam Packets to California, and a Plan of the Gold Region" (New York : Published by J.H. Colton, 86 Cedar St., 1849), detached from Fayette Robinson, California and Its Gold Regions : With a Geographical and Topographical View of the Country, its Mineral and Agricultural Resources (New York : Stringer & Townsend, 1849), opposite title page. VAULT drawer Graff 3527 map

Newberry Call Number:

VAULT drawer Graff 3527 map

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Geographic Area Covered:

North America, United States, California, South America, California--Pyramid Lake

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map : hand colored ; 39 x 56 cm.

Digital Image Rights Holder:

Newberry Library

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