"Map of Public Surveys in California to Accompany Report of Surveyor Genl.", General Land Office
Subject: California
Period: 1855 (dated)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
31.1 x 36.2 inches
79 x 91.9 cm
This large and remarkably detailed map delineates the progress of public surveys throughout the state on the scale of 18 miles per inch. About one-third of the state, in the north and east, remains unsurveyed. Signed in the plate by John C. Hays, U.S. Surveyor General of California.
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Condition: B
Issued folding and now backed in thin, archival tissue to repair a few tiny fold separations, minor holes at fold intersections, and a 4" tear at left. There is light toning along the folds, minor scattered foxing, and light soiling. Remargined at left to accommodate framing.
