Early nevada maps (1 resultados)
Editorial: These are Nevada Plat Surveys, about 39 paper negatives and about 26 positive photographic prints on paper, most from the last quarter of the 19th century. The earliest are mostly from the U.S. General Land Office, Virginia City or Carson City; there are even a couple done by the San Francisco office. They were meant to describe previously unrecorded or under-recorded characteristics of Nevada land for purposes of development - settlement, agriculture, mining, lumbering, and so on. Later plats were produced by the State Land Office, U.S. Mineral Office, or other public agencies. Some of these are done to delineated the boundaries of mining claims. Others were commissioned to private survey companies by mine operators. Most are about 22 x 18
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Añadir al carritoThese are Nevada Plat Surveys, about 39 paper negatives and about 26 positive photographic prints on paper, most from the last quarter of the 19th century. The earliest are mostly from the U.S. General Land Office, Virginia City or Carson City; there are even a couple done by the San Francisco office. They were meant to describe… previously unrecorded or under-recorded characteristics of Nevada land for purposes of development - settlement, agriculture, mining, lumbering, and so on. Later plats were produced by the State Land Office, U.S. Mineral Office, or other public agencies. Some of these are done to delineated the boundaries of mining claims. Others were commissioned to private survey companies by mine operators. Most are about 22 x 18 inches, a minority are smaller because cut down or, for example the mining claim maps, on smaller sheets of paper. Paper negatives were useful as a cheap, easy way to quickly reproduce several copies of a photograph or drawing - compare to metal engraving, woodcuts, etc. Almost any paper would do but, of course, some types were better than others, and as paper-making technology progressed, new and better papers were produced that were more suited for the process. Many types are represented here. There are a limited number of duplicate plats, some of those are not exactly the same, having slight changes, like the list of claims on the two Aurora maps - mostly the same claims, a couple of exceptions. To read the negatives, one can see a "mirror" or "reverse" image by holding the front up to a light and looking through the back. As for condition, most prints are in good condition, some that are over-used or ill-treated are hard to read of badly worn, especially with edge tears like the one shown in the last picture. These have been stored flat and the will be shipped flat to the auction winner. More postage will be needed. I have a detailed list of these maps, email for a pdf document.