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Map of Las Mariposa Estate: Colored Lithograph of Land Grant that Fremont Purchased in 1847 [1732

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Map of Las Mariposa Estate: Colored Lithograph of Land Grant that Fremont Purchased in 1847    [1732
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Lithograph has been mounted on cloth backing, split at seems. Originally a fold out map from "The Mariposa Company". 28 x 21". Shows towns of Bear Valley, Mt. Ophir, Princeton and Mariposa. Also principal mines and Mills: Pine Tree, Josephine mines and Benton Mills - Fremont's first mill. Comes with detailed description of Las Mariposa and Fremont. Purchased in 1846. Fremont struck it rich, but was not a shrewd businessman. By 1865 the Mariposa Company was bankrupt. Mariposa California Franklin Collection