The Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek
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Item data
Title
The Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
California
Names
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (Creator)
Riley, Bennett, 1787-1853 (Draftsman)
United States. Congress (31st, 1st session : 1849-1850). Senate (Issuing body)
United States. Army. Military Department, 10th (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1849 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Congress
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5488
Subjects
Landowners -- California -- Sacramento Valley (Calif.)
Indians of North America -- California -- Sacramento Valley (Calif.)
Discoveries in geography
Historical geography
Sacramento Valley (Calif.)
California, Northern -- Discovery and exploration
California, Northern
California
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyed & drawn by order of Gen'l. Riley, command'g 10th Military Dep't., by Lieut. Derby, Top'l. eng'rs, September & October 1849.
Citation/Reference: Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps, entry 558 ( 31- 1) S.exdoc. 47, map 1
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 780, column 3, no. 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 55 x 44 cm, on sheet 58 x 46 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: small pieces of map lacking
Abstract
Shows drainage, land ownership, ranchos, Indian locations, etc. Relief shown by hachures. "S. Ex. Doc. No. 47, part 2nd 1st. Sess. 31st Con. 122"-- Top left.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 13134094
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644295
Folder number: US038.4.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc787850-1657-0136-9d06-434514c6abeb
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1849
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MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc787850-1657-0136-9d06-434514c6abeb
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1849). The Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc787850-1657-0136-9d06-434514c6abeb
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The Sacramento Valley from the American River to Butte Creek" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc787850-1657-0136-9d06-434514c6abeb
Wikipedia citation
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