Mining Map of Inyo County... Framed done just before the turn

done just before the turn of the century

A fine engraving

of Topographical Engineers under the orders of Col

Condition is very good with a top margin that is a bit close

with not only the streets and roads denoted

Mining Map of Inyo County... Framed done just before the turnMining Map of Inyo County At one time this eastern California county yielded a wealth of precious metals, and by 1868 one of its towns produced such an amount of silver that is was likened to the Comstock Lode of neighboring Nevada. This rare folding pocket map was issued toward the end of the rush, but is an complete picture of the region, in a promotional sense. But it isn't just mining, though the districts are noted, and the geology is inferred,