Map of Comstock Lode Mining Claims

The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection

A map of the Comstock Lode mining claims from 1876. This map shows the Comstock around Virginia City and Gold Hill, and where each of the mining claims was.

Date Uploaded: May 22, 2024

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/fb948wy8530

Source: Stanford Libraries

Source URL: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/mining/catalog/fb948wy8530

Source Caption: Rare large format map of the Comstock mining region, with a large birdseye view across the top, showiing the town of Virginia City in the foreground and Mount Davidson in the distance. The mapshows 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.

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