Lawson's map from actual survey of the gold, silver & quicksilver regions of Upper California
- Author(s)
- Lawson, John, T., Herline, Edward, Snyder, G. lithographer, and De Witt & Davenport
- Description
- by J.T. Lawson, Esq. Cala. ; Lith of G. Snyder 138 William st. N.Y. ; engraved on stone by Edw. Herrlein. Relief shown by hachures. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Compass rose. Oriented with north to left of sheet. Bar scale on map give in "miles" (10 miles to 1 in). Covers area from Santa Cruz to Pyramid Lake. Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns, missions, roads, mines, etc. Inset map: United States, Mexico and South-America showing the different routs to California &c. &c. [scale capproximately 1:11,000,000].
- Publisher
- Dewitt & Davenport, Booksellers & Publishers, Tribune Buildings Nassau St.,c[1849].
- Collection
- Warren Heckrotte Map Collection
- Place(s)
- California, California, California, California, California, California, California, Northern, and Western Hemisphere
- Subject(s)
- Gold mines and mining, Silver mines and mining, Roads, Trails, Missions, and Gold discoveries
- Year
- 19th century
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/bw262gz1682
- Use and reproduction
- 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.
- Copyright
- ` 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.
