"Map of Public Surveys in California & Nevada to Accompany Report of Surveyor Genl.", U.S. State Surveys
Subject: California
Period: 1863 (dated)
Publication: H.R. Ex. Doc. 1, 38th Congress, 1st Session
Color: Black & White
Size:
30.5 x 35.8 inches
77.5 x 90.9 cm
This large and detailed map delineates the progress of public surveys throughout the state. About one-third of the state remains unsurveyed. Large inset lists 433 "Private Grants finally surveyed" plus three Indian Reservations (Nome Lackee, Nome Cult, and Smith River). The map is signed in the plate by E.F. Beale, then U.S. Surveyor General - California. Beale is more famously known for his Wagon Road Survey from Fort Defiance, Arizona to California in 1857-58 where he used camels as pack animals. Beale continued to lobby for use of the animals as superior pack animals for the rest of his life.
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Condition: B+
Issued folding and now flattened and backed with tissue to reinforce and repair a few small fold separations. There is minor foxing and light toning along the folds.
