Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada.

Author: 
Frey, A.C.
Author: 
Nell, Louis
Date: 
1868
Short Title: 
Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada.
Publisher: 
A.C. Frey & Co.
Publisher Location: 
New York
Type: 
Pocket Map
Obj Height cm: 
94
Obj Width cm: 
74
Scale 1: 
1,330,560
Note: 
Wheat writes several pages about this map, being impressed with its up to date cartography. Williamson's proposed route through the Owyhee to the Idaho mines is shown, as well as much current detail in central Nevada and all of California. The influence of Williamson's 1866 "Map of Parts of California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho Territory" (both the published and the ms version) is obvious. A wheel shows the "Difference of time between S. Francisco and other important Cities." This may be Louis Nell's first commercial map, before his extensive work for the Wheeler Survey in the 1870's and his Colorado maps of the 1880's. The railroad map shows the Union Pacific completed to Cheyenne and the Central Pacific to the Nevada border. This is both a beautiful map and an excellent depiction of California and Nevada just before the completion of the railroad. Wheat mentions that the towns of the Humboldt valley are sprinkled with names that disappear in a few years with the coming of the railroad. Full color by county.
Reference: 
Wheat 1184; Streeter 3929; Norris 2341.
State/Province: 
California
State/Province: 
Nevada
Subject: 
Railroad
Full Title: 
Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada Compiled from the latest explorations and other official information by L. Nell, N.Y. Published by A.C. Frey & Co 204 Fulton St. New York. General Agents for California A. Roman & Co. 417 & 419 Montgomery St. San Francisco. Ferd. Mayer & Co. Lithographers, 96 Fulton St. N.Y. Entered ... 1868 by Frey & Nell ... New York. (inset) Map of the City of San Francisco, California. (inset) Map Of The Great National Pacific Railroads.
List No: 
3440.000
Series No: 
1
Engraver or Printer: 
A. Roman & Co.
Engraver or Printer: 
Ferd. Mayer & Co.
Publication Author: 
Frey, A.C.
Publication Author: 
Nell, Louis
Pub Date: 
1868
Pub Title: 
Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada Compiled from the latest explorations and other official information by L. Nell, N.Y. Published by A.C. Frey & Co 204 Fulton St. New York. General Agents for California A. Roman & Co. 417 & 419 Montgomery St. San Francisco. Ferd. Mayer & Co. Lithographers, 96 Fulton St. N.Y. Entered ... 1868 by Frey & Nell ... New York. (inset) Map of the City of San Francisco, California. (inset) Map Of The Great National Pacific Railroads.
Pub Reference: 
Wheat 1184; Streeter 3929; Norris 2341.
Pub Note: 
See note field above.
Pub List No: 
3440.000
Pub Type: 
Pocket Map
Pub Maps: 
1
Pub Height cm: 
94
Pub Width cm: 
74
Image No: 
3440000
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Authors: 
Frey, A.C. ; Nell, Louis
Collection: 
Rumsey Collection