Title: Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Coast Author: Becker, George F. Place: Washington Publisher: Date: 1887 Description: Title, contents leaf, and 13 lithographed maps, plans, etc. (on 12 sheets, 2 double-page), nearly all in color. 22x17, unbound with original wrappers present. First Edition. Issued by the United States Geological Survey under the directorship of John Wesley Powell. The presence of quicksilver, or mercury deposits in California was important to the refining of the state's most famous mineral, gold. Included are diagrams of the New Almaden Mine. Lot Amendments Condition: Disbound, wrappers very chipped; last 3 sheets with long closed tears, other with marginal tear and/or edge-wear. Item number: 158630
Title: Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Coast Author: Becker, George F. Place: Washington Publisher: Date: 1887 Description: Title, contents leaf, and 13 lithographed maps, plans, etc. (on 12 sheets, 2 double-page), nearly all in color. 22x17, unbound with original wrappers present. First Edition. Issued by the United States Geological Survey under the directorship of John Wesley Powell. The presence of quicksilver, or mercury deposits in California was important to the refining of the state's most famous mineral, gold. Included are diagrams of the New Almaden Mine. Lot Amendments Condition: Disbound, wrappers very chipped; last 3 sheets with long closed tears, other with marginal tear and/or edge-wear. Item number: 158630
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