Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Map of the Central Pacific Railroad and its Connections

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. in La Jolla, California has for sale the beautiful "Map of the Central Pacific Railroad and its Connections" which was published in the California Mail Bag San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser, Vol. 1, No. 4, Oct-Nov. 1871. (35 x 12 inches)

Map of the Central Pacific Railroad and its Connections, published in the California Mail Bag San Francisco News Letter and California Advertiser,  Vol. 1, No. 4, Oct-Nov. 1871

Rare decorative map of the route of the Central Pacific from the midwest to San Francisco, illustrated with 24 engraved images of the west, primarily of California and Nevada. Includes a smaller map entitled "Map of the Rail & State Route to Big Tree Groves and Yosemite" on the verso. The California Mail Bag was published by Frank Marriott from 1871 to 1878. Courtesy of Barry Ruderman.

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