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Auction 149, Lot 209

"County Map of California", Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Subject: California

Period: 1860 (dated)

Publication: New General Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.7 x 13.4 inches
27.2 x 34 cm
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This handsome map of the young state of California features early county development. The Wagon Road to Gt. Salt Lake heading toward Las Vegas is prominently depicted. The state borders Utah Territory, with a large inset map showing the settlement in the Great Salt Lake region. A smaller inset depicts San Francisco Bay and Vicinity.

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Condition: A

Minor toning along the sheet's edges, else fine.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $60

Closed on 5/21/2014

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