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Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (E.O
Gold And Quicksilver Distric
1848
Separate Map
| Authors |
Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (E.O.C.O.) |
| Full Title |
Topographical Sketch of the Gold & Quicksilver District Of California, July 25th 1848. E. O. C. O. Lt. U.S.A. P.S. Duval's Lith. steam Press Phila. |
| List No |
3458.000 |
| Note |
First accurate map to show the gold discoveries. In President Polk's Message to Congress, December 5, 1848, House Executive Document No.1, 30th Congress, Second Session. Wheat calls this "Most important of all the maps of 1848...of paramount importance in any cartographical consideration of the gold rush." See also Mason's two maps published with his report in the same volume. Relief shown by hachures. |
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Magnus, Charles
Map Of The United States of
1854
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Magnus, Charles |
| Full Title |
Map Of The United States of America, The British Provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America. Published by Charles Magnus. New York. 1854. (inset map) Central America. |
| List No |
3572.000 |
| Note |
1st edition was 1850, this issue is updated to show Washington Territory, but not Kansas and Nebraska. Wheat mentions the curious and inaccurate indentations on the California coastline. Wheat also states that the 1850 edition shows no towns in the Sierra Nevada - in this issue there are several towns shown. Full color by state. Includes table of distances. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian is Washington, D.C. |
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Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann,
Valley of the Mud Lakes.
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, C. |
| Full Title |
Valley of the Mud Lakes showing eighty two miles of the projected rail road line. June 14th at 9 A.M. from Mud Lake peak. C. Schumann from F.W. Egloffstein. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment, Washington, D.C. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 41st Parallel. Expl. by Lieut. Beckwith. Vol. II. |
| List No |
0693.013 |
| Note |
Uncolored view including the eastern base of the Sierra Nevadas and the Oregon road entering the Sierra Nevada. |
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Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann,
No. Slopes of the Sierra Nev
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Beckwith, Lieut., Schumann, C. |
| Full Title |
Northern Slopes of the Sierra Nevada. June 30th at 9 A.M. view towards the West 1854. C. Schumann from F.W. Egloffstein. Selmar Siebert's Engraving & Printing Establishment, Washington, D.C. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 41st Parallel. Expl. by Lieut. Beckwith. Vol. II. |
| List No |
0693.016 |
| Note |
View uncolored. The center of the view is dominated by Mt. Shasta, 50 miles in the distance. The view is looking to the west with the Coast Range 100 miles in the distance. |
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Williamson, R.S.
Passes, Sierra Nevada, Walke
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Williamson, R.S. |
| Full Title |
Map of Passes in the Sierra Nevada from Walker's Pass to the Coast Range: from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Lieut. R.S. Williamson Topl. Engr. assisted by Lieut. J.G. Parke Topl. Engr. and Mr. Isaac Williams Smith, Civ. Engr. 1853. Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd and 35th parallels. Engraved by Selmar Siebert. |
| List No |
0693.041 |
| Note |
Map uncolored. |
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Williamson, R.S.
1. Profiles, passes in the S
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Williamson, R.S. |
| Full Title |
Sheet no. 1. Profiles of passes in the Sierra Nevada, from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, Topl. Engr. assisted by Lieut. J.G. Parke, Topl. Engr. and Mr. Isaac Williams Smith, Civ. Engr. 1853. Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd and 35th parallels. (1861) |
| List No |
0693.044 |
| Note |
Uncolored profiles. Vertical scale 1:24,000. Contents: Profile of Walker's Pass -- Profile of Hum-pa-ya-mup Pass -- Profile of Tah-ee-chay-pah Pass -- Profile of San Fernando Pass -- Profile of route from summit of Tah-ee-chay-pah Pass to the Tejon Depot Camp -- Profile of New Pass. |
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Williamson, R.S.
2. Profiles, passes in the S
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Williamson, R.S. |
| Full Title |
Sheet no. 2. Profiles of passes in the Sierra Nevada, from Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, Topl. Engr. assisted by Lieut. J.G. Parke, Topl. Engr. and Mr. Isaac Williams Smith, Civ. Engr. 1853. Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. War Department. Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd and 35th parallels. (1861) |
| List No |
0693.045 |
| Note |
Uncolored profiles. Vertical scale 1:24,000. Contents: Profile of San Francisquito Pass -- Profile of Cajon Pass -- Profile of San Gorgonio Pass -- Profile of the Colorado Desert from Station 15 of San Gorgonio Pass to the wagon road -- Profile of Warner's Pass. |
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Bielawski, C., Hoffman, Hoff
Cover: Central part, State o
1865
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Bielawski, C., Hoffman, Hoffmann, J.D., Poett, A. |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) Topographical And Railroad Map of the Central Part of the State of California, and Part of the State Of Nevada. 1865. Compiled from Railroad Surveys, U.S. Public Land Surveys, U.S. Coast Surveys, California State Geological Survey (Prof. J.D. Whitney), and from reliable private Surveys, and Published by C. Bielawski, J.D. Hoffmann & A. Poett, Civil Engineers & Survrs. Britton & Co. Lith: San Francisco. Entered ... 1865 by J.D. Hoffmann & A. Poett ... California. |
| List No |
4822A |
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Bielawski, C., Hoffman, Hoff
The Central Part of the Stat
1865
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Bielawski, C., Hoffman, Hoffmann, J.D., Poett, A. |
| Full Title |
Topographical And Railroad Map of the Central Part of the State of California, and Part of the State Of Nevada. 1865. Compiled from Railroad Surveys, U.S. Public Land Surveys, U.S. Coast Surveys, California State Geological Survey (Prof. J.D. Whitney), and from reliable private Surveys, and Published by C. Bielawski, J.D. Hoffmann & A. Poett, Civil Engineers & Survrs. Britton & Co. Lith: San Francisco. Entered ... 1865 by J.D. Hoffmann & A. Poett ... California. |
| List No |
4822.001 |
| Note |
This scarce map shows a large band of central California from San Francisco Bay to Virginia City, Nevada. The showing of railroads is extensive with a separate table listing the engineers for each road. Topography is delineated in "crayon" style resulting in a very clear rendition of the Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The mining camps are shown in great number and the overall detail is most impressive with a 4 miles to 1 inch scale. The Whitney Survey "Map of Central California" of 1873 is the only map that we know of that is comparable, yet it is eight years later, at a scale of 6 miles to 1 inch, and runs from west to east from San Francisco Bay, thus ending at Mono Lake and missing Lake Tahoe. This 1865 map runs from southwest to northeast, covering Lake Tahoe and extending to Pyramid Lake in Nevada. We have not seen any map of central California of this period that has the clarity and detail of this map. The map was copyrighted in 1865 by Hoffmann and Poett, about whom not much is known, except that Hoffmann made a "Topographical Map of Lake Tahoe..." in 1874 with Ferdinand Von Leicht (Graff 4497), it is not clear why Bielawski was not also listed on the copyright - perhaps because he was for many years surveyor for the U.S. General Land Office in San Francisco. Haiman states that Bielawski "was considered the most important person in the Land Office, that he personally surveyed and was generally recognized as the best authority on real property titles in the state." This copy is folded into untitled brown cloth covers stamped with a decorative border. |
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Whitney, J.D.
Covers: The Yosemite Book.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D. |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) The Yosemite Book, A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated by Maps and Photographs. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. New York, Julius Bien. 1868. |
| List No |
5949.001 |
| Note |
Quarter bound in gray cloth with leather spine, corners and front cover label embossed in gilt, "The Yosemite Book." Spine labeled the same and includes much gilt decoration. Edges of pages in gilt. Very modest wear. |
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Whitney, J.D.
Title Page: The Yosemite Boo
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D. |
| Full Title |
(Title Page) The Yosemite Book, A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated by Maps and Photographs. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. New York, Julius Bien. 1868. |
| List No |
5949.002 |
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Whitney, J.D.
Text: Title Page Verso. Tabl
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D. |
| Full Title |
(Text) (Title Page Verso) (Table of Contents to) The Yosemite Book, A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated by Maps and Photographs. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. New York, Julius Bien. 1868. |
| List No |
5949.003 |
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Whitney, J.D.
Table of Contents and List o
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D. |
| Full Title |
(Table of Contents to and List of Photographs in) The Yosemite Book, A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated by Maps and Photographs. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. New York, Julius Bien. 1868. |
| List No |
5949.004 |
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Whitney, J.D.
Section Title Page: Photogra
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D. |
| Full Title |
(Section Title Page) Photographs and Maps. |
| List No |
5949.005 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Yosemite Valley, f
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail. |
| List No |
5949.006 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Bridal Veil Fall.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Bridal Veil Fall. |
| List No |
5949.007 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: El Capitan.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) El Capitan. |
| List No |
5949.008 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: El Capitan and Cathedr
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) El Capitan and Cathedral Rock, View down the Valley. |
| List No |
5949.009 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Cathedral Rock, near v
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Cathedral Rock, near view from the front. |
| List No |
5949.010 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Cathedral Rock and Spi
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Cathedral Rock and Spires. |
| List No |
5949.011 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Cathedral Spires.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Cathedral Spires. |
| List No |
5949.012 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Three Borthers.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Three Borthers. |
| List No |
5949.013 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Sentinel Rock.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Sentinel Rock. |
| List No |
5949.014 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Yosemite Falls.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Yosemite Falls. |
| List No |
5949.015 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Yosemite Falls, fr
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Yosemite Falls, from Sentinel Dome. |
| List No |
5949.016 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The North Dome, Royal
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The North Dome, Royal Arches and Washington Column. |
| List No |
5949.017 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The North Dome.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The North Dome. |
| List No |
5949.018 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Half Dome.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Half Dome. |
| List No |
5949.019 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: View Up the Canyon of
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) View Up the Canyon of the Illilouette. |
| List No |
5949.020 |
| Note |
This photograph is improperly labeled, it was taken from the Valley floor looking east with Glacier Point on the right and Liberty Cap on the left in the distance. Illilouette Canyon is tucked around out-of-sight to the right. |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Vernal Fall.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Vernal Fall. |
| List No |
5949.021 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Nevada Fall and th
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Nevada Fall and the Cap of Liberty. |
| List No |
5949.022 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Nevada Fall, near
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Nevada Fall, near View. |
| List No |
5949.023 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Views from Sentinel Do
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Views from Sentinel Dome No. 1. |
| List No |
5949.024 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Views from Sentinel Do
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Views from Sentinel Dome No. 2. |
| List No |
5949.025 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Views from Sentinel Do
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Views from Sentinel Dome No. 3. |
| List No |
5949.026 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
Composite: Views from Sentin
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(Composite) [Views from Sentinel Dome Nos. 1, 2, 3., Photographs Nos. 19, 20, and 21.] |
| List No |
5949.027 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: View Looking towards t
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) View Looking towards the Nevada and Merced Falls, from Glacier Point. |
| List No |
5949.028 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: The Grizzly Giant, Mar
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove. |
| List No |
5949.029 |
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Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E.
View: Base of the Grizzly Gi
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Watkins, C.E. |
| Full Title |
(View) Base of the Grizzly Giant. |
| List No |
5949.030 |
| Note |
Galen Clark, the Guardian of Yosemite, is posed in front of the Grizzly Giant. |
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Whitney, J.D., Harris, W.
View: Summit of Mt. Hoffmann
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Harris, W. |
| Full Title |
(View) Summit of Mt. Hoffmann. |
| List No |
5949.031 |
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Whitney, J.D., Harris, W.
View: Lake Tenaya.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Harris, W. |
| Full Title |
(View) Lake Tenaya. |
| List No |
5949.032 |
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Whitney, J.D., Harris, W.
View: Cathedral Peak, from S
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Harris, W. |
| Full Title |
(View) Cathedral Peak, from Soda Springs. |
| List No |
5949.033 |
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Whitney, J.D., Harris, W.
View: Valley of Mr. Lyell, F
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Harris, W. |
| Full Title |
(View) Valley of Mr. Lyell, Fork of the Upper Tuolumne. |
| List No |
5949.034 |
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Whitney, J.D., King, C., Gar
Yosemite Valley.
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., King, C., Gardner, J.T. |
| Full Title |
Map of the Yosemite Valley, from Surveys made by the order of the Commissioners to manage the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove, by C. King and J.T. Gardner 1865. Drawn by J.T.G. N.Y. Lithg. Engrg. & Prtg. Co. 16 & 18 Park Place. |
| List No |
5949.035 |
| Note |
Folded, bound in back of volume. Relief depicted in hachures. Valley floor tinted green. Today's Horsetail Falls named Virgin Tears Fall. Shows boundary of the Yosemite Grant. Shows hotels and orchard, Merced River in Valley is poorly aligned. |
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Whitney, J.D., Gardner, J.T.
A Portion of the Sierra Neva
1868
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., Gardner, J.T., Hoffmann, Chs. F. |
| Full Title |
Map of a Portion of the Sierra Nevada adjacent to Yosemite Valley, from surveys made by Chs. F. Hoffmann and J.T. Gardner, 1863, 1867. Geological Survey of Califoria, J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. |
| List No |
5949.036 |
| Note |
Relief depicted as hachures. Shows trails. Tioga Pass shown as McLane's Pass. |
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Whitney, J.D., California Ge
Covers: The Yosemite Guide-B
1869
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., California Geological Survey |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated With Maps and Woodcuts. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. 1869. |
| List No |
4212.001 |
| Note |
Bound in green cloth boards with an elegant gilt cover illustration - a map of central California, "Yosemite Guide-Book" on spine, and the dramatic gilt seal of the Geological Survey of California on the back cover. |
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Whitney, J.D., California Ge
Half Title: The Yosemite Gui
1869
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., California Geological Survey |
| Full Title |
(Half Title Page to) The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated With Maps and Woodcuts. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. 1869. |
| List No |
4212.002 |
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Whitney, J.D., California Ge
Frontispiece: Plate VIII. Mo
1869
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., California Geological Survey |
| Full Title |
(Frontispiece) Plate VIII. Mount Lyell Group, and the Source of the Tuolumne River. |
| List No |
4212.003 |
| Note |
Woodcut print. |
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Whitney, J.D., California Ge
Title Page: The Yosemite Gui
1869
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., California Geological Survey |
| Full Title |
(Title Page) The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated With Maps and Woodcuts. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. 1869. |
| List No |
4212.004 |
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Whitney, J.D., California Ge
Table of Contents: The Yosem
1869
Guide Book
| Authors |
Whitney, J.D., California Geological Survey |
| Full Title |
(Title Page verso) University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co., Cambridge. (Table of Contents to) The Yosemite Guide-Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California, Illustrated With Maps and Woodcuts. Geological Survey of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. Published by Authority of the Legislature. 1869. |
| List No |
4212.005 |
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