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The unique map of California

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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The unique map of California

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Title
The unique map of California
Names
California. State Board of Trade (Publisher)
Dickman-Jones Company (Lithographer)
Johnstone, E. McD. (Cartographer)
Southern Pacific Company (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

California

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1890 (Questionable)
Place: San Francisco?
Publisher: Southern Pacific Company
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-11502
Topics
Maps
Genres
Maps
Pictorial maps
Notes
Content: Includes profile of the Sierra, 20 vignettes of places of interest, and 3 inset maps.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Content: Shows drainage, county boundaries and acreage, railroads, principal products, and annual rainfall.
Content: nset maps: Soil -- Temperature -- Area.
Content: "Published under the auspices of the Southern Pacific Company and the State Board of Trade of California"
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col. ; 56 x 46 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15829343
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4319dfd0-c52b-012f-2162-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1890: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The unique map of California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8cee76e5-d6de-11d2-e040-e00a18061ce4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The unique map of California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8cee76e5-d6de-11d2-e040-e00a18061ce4

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1890). The unique map of California Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8cee76e5-d6de-11d2-e040-e00a18061ce4

Wikipedia Citation

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The unique map of California