Description: Atlas to Accompany a Monograph on the Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope, U. S. Geological Survey Monograph XIII by George F. Becker, United States Geological Survey, J. W. Powell, Director, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887 First edition, Elephant folio atlas containing 14 sheets (title sheet, contents sheet, and 12 sheets of geologic maps and sections (many double page, most in color) plus a duplicate half sheet of Clear Lake (lower half of Sheet V). In later red buckram with original gray portfolio wrappers bound in. Color lithography by Giles Lithography and Liberty Printing Co. NY. An extensive, well-illustrated treatment of economic geology and mines of these famous mercury mining districts. Seldom offered. Condition: Ex-library (Library of the University of California – Earth Sciences). Complete with all plates and maps. Usual library treatments and stamps on lower spine, front portfolio wrapper and blank sides of sheets. Light wear to extremities with some scuffing to surfaces. Binding is tight and sound. The atlas was originally bound with only the lower portion of Sheet V present; however, a full Sheet V from another copy has been inserted loose, thus completing the atlas. A couple of sheets have old edge repairs or short marginal tears. All plates are present and generally clean. Contents: Mercury was an important component for gold extraction used by miners during the gold rush years; it is a fortunate circumstance that significant deposits of cinnabar were found so close to the major California gold mining regions. The atlas contains color geological maps of the Clear Lake, Sulphur Bank, New Idria, Steamboat Springs, and New Almaden districts, with many additional detailed sections and mine maps provided for the New Almaden district. This volume would make a nice addition to any collection of early California mining memorabilia, gold rush material, or geological library. In its earliest years, the USGS, except for topographic maps, issued only three types of publications: annual reports, bulletins and monographs. The monograph served as the preeminent publication series for the new Survey and was intended to provide specialists with a thorough and high-level treatment of subject matter backed by an extensive array of facts which supported the conclusions reached. Where necessary, monographs were accompanied by magnificent map atlases published in elephant folio format that were typical of federal and some state geological surveys during the late 19th century period. Some monograph atlases – Eureka, Leadville and Quicksilver among them - were published in advance of the text volume thus allowing the scientific community, public and industry early access to accurate and detailed maps for other purposes. Beginning in 1890, the Professional Papers series began to displace the function of the Monograph series with full retirement of the Monograph series in 1929. The Survey would continue to publish large format atlases as part of the Geologic Atlas Folio series based on the standard quadrangle map; however, folding pocket maps usually printed on thin paper would entirely replace the large format atlas as a report accompaniment following publication of the last monograph atlas in 1904.
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Date Range: 1800-1899
Type: Geological Map
Printing Technique: Lithography
Format: Atlas Map
US State: California
Year: 1887
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: United States of America
