Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada. / Frey, A.C. ; Nell, Louis / 1868

Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada. Frey, A.C. ; Nell, Louis, 1868

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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.

Author: Frey, A.C. ; Nell, Louis

Date: 1868

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Author: Frey, A.C. ; Nell, Louis

Date: 1868

Short Title: Topographical Railroad & County Map Of The States Of California And Nevada.

Publisher: New York: A.C. Frey & Co.

Type: Pocket Map

Object Height cm: 94

Object 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 ; Nevada

Subject: Railroad

List No: 3440.000

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: A. Roman & Co. ; Ferd. Mayer & Co.

Published In: 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.

Publication Author: Frey, A.C.; Nell, Louis

Publication Date: 1868

Publication Reference: Wheat 1184; Streeter 3929; Norris 2341.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 3440.000

Publication Type: Pocket Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 94

Publication Width cm: 74

Image No: 3440000

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