Special List 29: California
Special List
No. 29
California
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87. Map of the Californias by T. J. Farnham . . . . Entered
according to Act of Congress in the year 1845.
1 inch to ca. 55 miles. 18 x 14. Published. Towns, missions,
roads, and physical features. Shows State of California, Baja
California, and area east to Santa Fe, N. Mex., and south to
Mazatlan, Sonora, Mexico. Filed as Ref. Coll.: California, 1845.
88. A Newly Constructed and Improved Map of the State of
California Shewing The extent and Boundary of the different
Counties according to an Act passed by the Legislature,
April 25th, 1851. With a corrected and improved delineation
of the Gold Region Compiled from the best and most recent
Surveys by J. B. Tassin . . . Published by Cooke and
Lecourt.
1 inch to 25 miles. 26 x 20. Published. County names and
boundaries, settlements, and roads. Relief is shown by hachures.
Filed as RG 75: Central Map Files, 37.
89. Approved & 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. Pub-
lished for R. A. Eddy . . . by J. H. Colton . . . 1854.
1 inch to ca. 19 miles. 2 sections, each 22 x 39. Counties
(in color), towns, roads, railroads, and physical features. Inset
map of "San Francisco and Adjoining Bays" at a scale of 1 inch to
ca. 2½ miles. Table shows population of entire State and of
individual counties in 1852. Filed as RG 77: W 26.
90. Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1854.
1 inch to 16 miles. 21 x 48. Annotated published. Annotated
apparently to show land districts and locations of land offices.
Also shows extent of public land surveys and a few towns. Filed
as RG 49: Old Map File, California 5.
91. [Map of] California, Published by J. H. Colton & Co. . . .
1855.
1 inch to ca. 50 miles. 17 x 14. Counties (in color), towns,
railroads, and physical features. Inset map of San Francisco. 1
inch to ½ mile. Filed as RG 77: W 601.
92. Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1856.
1 inch to 18 miles. 39 x 34. Annotated published. Annotated
to show land districts, locations of land offices, and names and
boundaries of a few counties. Also shows extent of public land
surveys and towns and cities. Relief is shown by hachures. A
published copy of the map without annotations is filed as 34th
Cong., 3d sess, in RG 46. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File,
California 7.
93. Map of Public Surveys in California to Accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1857.
1 inch to 18 miles. 36 x 31. Annotated published. Annotated
in different colors to show: (1) "Surveys of public lands
contracted for previous to July 1st 1857 . . ." (2) areas of
"Contracts for public work entered into by J. W. Mandeville, U.S.
Survr. Genl., Cala.," (3) "Surveys made under these Contracts .
. ." (4) "Ranchos surveyed under instructions issued previous to
1st of July 1857 . . ." and (5) "Ranchos surveyed under
instructions issued during the fiscal year 1857-1858. . . . "Also
shows a few towns and cities and private land claims. Private
land claims surveyed are numbered and keyed to a list appearing
on the map. Relief is shown by hachures. A published copy of the
map without annotations is filed as 35th Cong., 1st sess., in RG
46. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, California 9.
94. [Map of the] State of California compiled in the Bureau of
Topogl. Engrs., 1859.
1 inch to ca. 24 miles. 34 x 30. Manuscript. Shows towns,
roads, military posts, and drainage features. Annotated to show
additional military posts, railroad lines, proposed route of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Butterfield Route. Filed as RG
77: W 49-1.
95. Atlas of the United States. California and Nevada. [ca.
1860.]
1 inch to ca. 50 miles. 17 x 14. Counties (in color), towns,
roads, railroads, military posts, "U.S. Mail Route," and physical
features. Filed as Ref. Coll.: California, 1860.
96. Map of Public Surveys in California to Accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1859.
1 inch to 18 miles. 36 x 31. Published. Status of public
land surveys, towns, and private land claims. Private land claims
are numbered and keyed to a list appearing on the map. Relief is
shown by hachures. Filed as RG 46: 36th Cong., 1st sess., 3.
97. Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1861.
1 inch to 18 miles. 38½ x 33. Annotated published. Annotated
to show assigned numbers in each private land claim. Part of map
showing list of private land claims is missing. Also shows towns
and cities. Relief is shown by hachures. A published copy of this
map without annotations is filed as 36th Cong., 2d sess., in RG
46. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, California 16.
98. Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1862.
1 inch to 18 miles. 36½ x 31. Annotated published. Shows
status of public land surveys, towns, and private land claims.
List of private land claims appears on map. Annotated to show
locations of lighthouses and military reservations. Also shown
are some private land claims in different colors, but there is no
key to the colors. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File, California 17.
99. Map of Public Surveys in California & Nevada to Accompany
Report of Surveyor Genl., 1864-5.
1 inch to 18 miles. 36 x 31. Annotated published. Annotated
apparently to show land district boundaries and land offices.
Only a small portion of public surveys in Nevada is shown. Map
also shows private land claims in California. List of private
land claims appears in lower left portion of map. Filed as RG 49:
Old Map File, California 23.
100. Map of Public Surveys in California and Nevada to accompany
Report of Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1866.
1 inch to ca. 20 miles. 38 x 31. Published. County
boundaries, locations of land offices, lighthouse reservations,
boundaries of mining districts, and mineral deposits are shown in
color. Also shows settlements and private land claims. Very
little information shown about Nevada. Filed as RG 233: H. Ex.
Doc. 1, 38th Cong, 1st sess., 2.
101. Skeleton Map of the Military Department of California
showing the Location of Military Posts and Stations. [1868.]
1 inch to 45 miles. 20 x 22½. Manuscript. Also shows
railroad lines, wagon roads, and a few towns. Map includes States
of California, Utah, and Arizona. Inset map of San Francisco area
showing location of military posts. Shown on emblem: "Engineer
Office, Military Division of the Pacific. Henry M. Robert, Major
of Engineers. San Francisco, California. August. 1868." Filed as
RG 77: Z 469.
102. Map of the State of California Showing the U.S. Land
Districts, the County Boundaries, and what Townships have
been Surveyed by the U.S. Government. Prepared Under the
Direction of John Mullan . . . 1870. . . . The Original
drawn by R. Gibbons, draughtsman, U.S. Surveyor General's
office, S. F.
1 inch to ca. 24 miles. 30½ x 26. Annotated published.
Annotated to show additional township and range numbers and
locations of land offices. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File,
California 29.
103. Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany Report of
Surveyor Genl., 1871 [?].
1 inch to 18 miles. 35½ x 30½. Annotated published.
Annotated to show, in color, land district boundaries; locations
of land offices; lighthouse reservations; and mineral deposits.
Also shows extent of public land surveys, towns and cities,
completed and projected railroad lines, railroad land-grant
limits, and private land claims, which are numbered and keyed to
a list on the map. Relief is shown by hachures. Date in title has
been added in ink. Note on map states "Map accompanying
Commissioner's Annual Report for 1869," but this date has been
corrected in pencil to 1870. Filed as RG 49: Old Map File,
California 30.
104. State Geological Survey of California. . . . Map of
California and Nevada . . . 1873. Drawn by F. v. Leicht and
A. Craven.
1 inch to 18 miles. 43½ x 34½. Published. Settlements and
roads. Relief is shown by shading. Filed as RG 77: W 170-7.
105. Post Route Map of the States of California and Nevada . . .
Dec. 1, 1876.
1 inch to 12 miles. 56½ x 49. Annotated photoprocessed.
Settlements, post offices, railroad lines, and types of mail
service. Annotated to show additional post offices. Filed as RG
75: Central Map File, map 278.
106. [Map of the] State of California. . . . 1876. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 20 miles. 35½ x 31½. Published. Boundaries of
private land claims, counties, land districts, military
reservations, and Indian reservations. Also shows public land
surveys, towns and cities, locations of U.S. land offices,
railroad lines, and railroad land-grant limits. List of private
land claims by name, with the numbers used to designate them.
Filed as RG 49: Standard Published, California, 1876.
107. [Map of the] State of California. . . . 1876. Compiled from
the official Records of the General Land Office.
1 inch to 20 miles. 43 x 33. Annotated to give a history of
the land districts of California from 1853 to 1878, and the
locations of land offices in 1878. Filed in RG 49: Old Map File,
California 42.
108. Map of Public Surveys in California to accompany the Report
of the U.S. Surveyor General, 1878.
1 inch to 12 miles. 2 sections, each 29 x 52½. Annotated
photoprocessed. Annotated in various colors to show townships and
smaller areas surveyed from 1872 to 1881. Filed as RG 49: Old Map
File, California 44 (OS).
109. Map of California and Nevada with parts of Utah & Arizona.
Prepared in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S.A.,
1879.
1 inch to ca. 25 miles. 37½ x 31. Published. Map includes
California, Nevada, parts of adjoining States and Territories,
and adjacent areas in Mexico. Towns, roads, railroads, military
posts, and physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Filed as
RG 77: Published Record Set, 187.
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