Invite this beautiful antique California map Western Decor map of the gold rush Gold Rush California Gifts historical map in to your home today!
Likely one of the most beautiful hand painted map prints you will every find- depicting the Lewis and Clark Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Fraser's Route and countless other wagon roads across the west. Great gifts for the history lover or western decor for you. Exquisite remastered historical map in beautiful full color.
This map is an example of Mitchell's 1849 map of the West, at the time of the discovery of gold in California and immediately after the completion of Fremont's final expedition.
It's one of the best maps in our collection of the West of the era, reflecting the contemporary knowledge of the west.
The California Gold Regions not yet noted, indicating this is an early 1849 state of the map. This dear map shows the Spanish Trail, Cooke's Wagon Route, Kearney's Route, Lewis & Clarke's Canoe Route, Oregon Route, early roads, towns, Indian Tribes, mining claims, etc. An important early map, the first map of the West to appear in an American atlas after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought California into the Union. New Mexico is merely a narrow sliver of land along the Rio Grande. The Three Parks in Colorado (pre-Colorado Territory) are shown. You'll notice that Lower California is actually the Baja Peninsula.

Issued immediately prior to the edition which highlights the gold region. Bearing the date 1849, it is a rare pre-Gold Rush issue of the map, and therefore considered "innocent."Full refund if returned in original condition within 14 days. Buyer pays return shipping.