Topographical Sketch of the Gold & Quicksilver District of California. July 25th 1848 Alabama including Blay-Place and a political

including Blay-Place and a political meeting taking place on the streets

Details the population center of Holmes’ Hole

Massachusetts by John Wilson and Son

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Topographical Sketch of the Gold & Quicksilver District of California. July 25th 1848 Alabama including Blay-Place and a politicalHighly important map of the Gold Region which accompanied Col. R. B. Mason's report on the recent discovery of gold along the Sacremento River, which is generally regarded as the earliest obtainable map of the California Gold Regions based upon actual observations. This map is the first serious effort at cartographic detail and accuracy in the region, which launched thousands of 49ers westerward. The map covers the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys