1855 / ORIGINAL MAP: "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE PLAINS OF LOS ANGELES". LINEN-BACKED
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: U. S. War Department, 1855. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an original MAP entitled "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE PLAINS OF LOS ANGELES. From the "Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean / War Department". The explorations and surveys were made in 1854-5 under the direction of the then Secretary of War Jefferson Davis (later, President, Confederate States of America). Lithographed map. Expertly Linen-backed for ease of handling and restoration. Image 30" x 36" with 1 3/4" linen border. Shows the central California coast extending to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Extracted from Volume XI of the quarto edition of the Pacific Railroad Reports. NOTE: This is an ORIGINAL map; not a copy or reproduction. Wagner-Camp 261. Wheat, Transmissippi 852. Near Fine with minor restorations. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2723
- Title
- 1855 / ORIGINAL MAP: "FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE PLAINS OF LOS ANGELES". LINEN-BACKED
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- U. S. War Department
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1855
- Bookseller catalogs
- San Francisco; Overland;
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Nevada City, California
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Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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