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Title: Karte des States California nach der officiellen Karte des State Surveyor General W.M. Eddy (approved and declared to be the official Map of the State of California by an act of the legislature, passed March 25th, 1853) mit Berichtigung der Küstre und einzelner Pässe nach den in dem Jahren 1853-4 ausgeführten Küstenaufnahmen der V. St. Marine... Author: Eddy, William Marston Place: Berlin Publisher: H. Kiepert Date: 1856 Description: Lithographed map with some light coloring. 44x34 cm (17¼x13½"). Kiepert's corrected version of Eddy's important if erroneous map of California, adding some features. With an inset of San Francisco Bay. Eddy was the California state surveyor general, and his map was declared the official state map in 1853. This German edition is from the Zeitschrift fur allgem. Erdkunde. Provenance: G. Robinson, Taos, 4/91 References: W-GR 294. Phillips A Descriptive List of Maps of Califoria and San Francisco up to 1865 (unpublished manuscript) no 153. Lot Amendments Condition: A few neat verso repairs, minor discoloration; very good. Item number: 269922