Map of The United States Mexico &c. Showing the Various Land and Water Routes from the Atlantic Cities to California

Map of The United States Mexico &c. Showing the Various Land and Water Routes from the Atlantic Cities to California

$625.00

Folded map showing route details. Inset of South America map. Shows Central America and the Caribbean Sea.Map is included and attached to; "Last Leaves of American History: Comprising Histories of The Mexican War and California", Willard, Emma. 1849.An Early Map showing Routes to the Gold Diggings with the Gold Region labeled and colored in a faint yellow. Scarce map of the United States, illustrating the routes to the Gold Regions of California, which are quite erroneously colored and shown a bit far to the north of their actual locations The map illustrates a number of the primary routes to the gold regions, including: A water route via Panama, with an overland crossing of the Isthmus. Kearny's Route via San Diego (allowing for a connection by boat to San Francisco) Fremont's Route via Southern California (passing below the Sierra Nevada mountain from the east and then northward to Nueva Helvetia (Sutter's Fort)). A route from the south end of Utah Lake across the Great Basin. Oregon Trail Route (proceeding southward into California via Tlamath Lake, the Great Boiling Spring, and Pyramid Lake (with a wishful extension of the Sacramento River suggesting a rouge by water from just east of Tlamath Lake). A massive Tule Lake appears in the Central Valley. The map is also noteworthy for the many Indian Tribes illustrated in the West. The book: 230 + [10] ad pp. Folding lithographed map. (8vo) 18.8x12 cm (7½x4¾"), original blind-stamped cloth. First Edition. The folding map is: of the United States Mexico Etc. Showing the various Land and Water Routes from the Atlantic Cities to California..."

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