Map of the Valley of the Sacramento including the gold region

Attribution:

Thomas Larkin

Date:

1848

Description:

Thomas Oliver Larkin was a merchant who arrived in California during the Mexican period and served as U.S. Consul to California. This map of the Sacramento Valley, which Larkin traced from John Bidwell’s “Mapa del Valle del Sacramento,” shows the ranchos in the Central Valley. It is the first printed map to note the discovery of gold in California, with the addition of the words “Gold Region” and “Mining District.”

Bib. Reference:

Boston: T. Wiley, Jr.

Bancroft call number:

G4362.S12 1848

Digital image courtesy of:

The Bancroft Library