COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection mediaCollectionId RUMSEY~8~1 David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Collection true
Record
Author:
Eddy, William M. author Eddy, William M. Author false
Date:
1854 date 1854 Date false
Short Title:
Official map of the State of California. short_title Official map of the State of California. Short Title false
Publisher:
R.A. Eddy publisher R.A. Eddy Publisher false
Publisher Location:
Marysville publisher_location Marysville Publisher Location false
Type:
Pocket Map type Pocket Map Type false
Obj Height cm:
127 obj_height_cm 127 Obj Height cm false
Obj Width cm:
98 obj_width_cm 98 Obj Width cm false
Scale 1:
1,140,480 scale_1 1,140,480 Scale 1 false
Note:
Lithograph, 49 3/4"x 38 1/2" plus floral border. Scale18 miles to an inch. Inset : 19 3/8"x 15 1/2", scale about 2 1/4 miles to an inch. Full color. Once folded, now flattened and backed with rice paper. Folder, 6 1/4"x 4 1/4" (15 x 12 cm.), rebacked, leather covered, blind stamped, title in gilt on front cover; verso front cover leaf of text advertising Colton's maps. In ink on leaf : Genl [name not decipherable] from Wm M Ed[dy ]. This matches signature on Eddy's Surveryor General's Report for 1852. According to Wheat, Eddy died in March, 1854. Wheat states that map was not yet ready in March 1854 but does not give reason. However, Eddy as Surveyor General states in his report dated Dec. 15, 1853 that he has received a few copies of the map and more were soon expected. My copy is signed by Eddy on verso of cover. Acquired from the Warren Heckrotte Collection, which is the source of description and notes. note Lithograph, 49 3/4"x 38 1/2" plus floral border. Scale18 miles to an inch. Inset : 19 3/8"x 15 1/2", scale about 2 1/4 miles to an inch. Full color. Once folded, now flattened and backed with rice paper. Folder, 6 1/4"x 4 1/4" (15 x 12 cm.), rebacked, leather covered, blind stamped, title in gilt on front cover; verso front cover leaf of text advertising Colton's maps. In ink on leaf : Genl [name not decipherable] from Wm M Ed[dy ]. This matches signature on Eddy's Surveryor General's Report for 1852. According to Wheat, Eddy died in March, 1854. Wheat states that map was not yet ready in March 1854 but does not give reason. However, Eddy as Surveyor General states in his report dated Dec. 15, 1853 that he has received a few copies of the map and more were soon expected. My copy is signed by Eddy on verso of cover. Acquired from the Warren Heckrotte Collection, which is the source of description and notes. Note false
Reference:
Wheat. Maps of the California Gold Region, 257; Wheat. 25 California Maps, 19; Rowell. List of printed maps of California, p. 9. reference Wheat. Maps of the California Gold Region, 257; Wheat. 25 California Maps, 19; Rowell. List of printed maps of California, p. 9. Reference false
State/Province:
California state California State/Province false
Region:
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) region San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) Region false
Event:
California Gold Rush event California Gold Rush Event false
Full Title:
Approved and declared to be the official map of the State of California by an act of the Legislature passed March 25th 1853. Compiled by W.M. Eddy State Surveyor General. Published for R.A. Eddy, Marysville, California by J.H. Colton, No. 86 Cedar St. New York 1854. Authorities --- (with inset:) San Francisco and Adjoining Bays. Engraved on stone by Schedler & Liebler, 129 William St. New York. Printed by D. McLellan, 26 Spruce St. N.Y. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by Wm. M. Eddy in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. full_title Approved and declared to be the official map of the State of California by an act of the Legislature passed March 25th 1853. Compiled by W.M. Eddy State Surveyor General. Published for R.A. Eddy, Marysville, California by J.H. Colton, No. 86 Cedar St. New York 1854. Authorities --- (with inset:) San Francisco and Adjoining Bays. Engraved on stone by Schedler & Liebler, 129 William St. New York. Printed by D. McLellan, 26 Spruce St. N.Y. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by Wm. M. Eddy in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Full Title false
List No:
5582.001 list_no 5582.001 List No false
Series No:
2 series_no 2 Series No false
Engraver or Printer:
McClellan, D. engraver_or_printer McClellan, D. Engraver or Printer false
Engraver or Printer:
Schedler & Liebler engraver_or_printer Schedler & Liebler Engraver or Printer false
Publication Author:
Eddy, William M. publication_author Eddy, William M. Publication Author false
Pub Date:
1854 pub_date 1854 Pub Date false
Pub Title:
Approved and declared to be the official map of the State of California by an act of the Legislature passed March 25th 1853. Compiled by W.M. Eddy State Surveyor General. Published for R.A. Eddy, Marysville, California by J.H. Colton, No. 86 Cedar St. New York 1854. Authorities --- (with inset:) San Francisco and Adjoining Bays. Engraved on stone by Schedler & Liebler, 129 William St. New York. Printed by D. McLellan, 26 Spruce St. N.Y. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by Wm. M. Eddy in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. pub_title Approved and declared to be the official map of the State of California by an act of the Legislature passed March 25th 1853. Compiled by W.M. Eddy State Surveyor General. Published for R.A. Eddy, Marysville, California by J.H. Colton, No. 86 Cedar St. New York 1854. Authorities --- (with inset:) San Francisco and Adjoining Bays. Engraved on stone by Schedler & Liebler, 129 William St. New York. Printed by D. McLellan, 26 Spruce St. N.Y. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by Wm. M. Eddy in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Pub Title false
Pub Reference:
Wheat. Maps of the California Gold Region, 257; Wheat. 25 California Maps, 19; Rowell. List of printed maps of California, p. 9. pub_reference Wheat. Maps of the California Gold Region, 257; Wheat. 25 California Maps, 19; Rowell. List of printed maps of California, p. 9. Pub Reference false
Pub Note:
See note field above. pub_note See note field above. Pub Note false
Pub List No:
5582.000 pub_list_no 5582.000 Pub List No false
Pub Type:
Pocket Map pub_type Pocket Map Pub Type false
Pub Maps:
1 pub_maps 1 Pub Maps false
Pub Height cm:
127 pub_height_cm 127 Pub Height cm false
Pub Width cm:
98 pub_width_cm 98 Pub Width cm false
Image No:
5582001 image_no 5582001 Image No false
Download 1:
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Authors:
Eddy, William M. author_thumbnail_label Eddy, William M. Authors false
Collection:
Rumsey Collection institution Rumsey Collection Collection false

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