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Above we show an unusual map of explorations and surveys in California / made under the direction of 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. It was taken in 1859.
Railroads.
Scale 1:600,000. At head of title: Routes in California to connect with the routes near the 32nd. and 35th. parallels. Relief shown by hachures. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps . . . to Illustrate the Various Reports . . . (Washington, 1859).
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