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Stock# 23985
Description
Rare large format map of the Comstock mining region, with a large birdseye view across the top, showing the town of Virginia City in the foreground and Mount Davidson in the distance.
The map shows name, location, and size of all Comstock Mines. Includes railroad lines, flumes, rivers, roads, mine shafts, etc. The town plan for Virginia City appears, as does the extent of construction on the Sutro Tunnel. An important early Comstock mining map, which rarely appears on the market.
Condition Description
Flattened and backed with thin layer of paper to support old fold weakness, with minor loss. Upper right corner replaced with facsimile.
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