Moran, William J.
Tonopah Mining District, Nye County, Nevada
Compiled and published by William J. Moran, U.S. Mineral Surveyor. Formerly Macdonald and Moran.
San Francisco: Britton & Rey, 1912. First edition.
The Tonopah silver strike, in 1900, sparked the last big precious metal find in the West. This is one of the best-known and most attractive maps of the district, and it was published as the mines were reaching their peak.
$1,250
The claims are printed in eight colors. According to the legend, "This map was compiled from surveys and shows the true position of each claim."
There are also inset maps of the Gold Mountain District and the Northern Tonopah District. Today, Tonopah is a small town of 2,000 residents, and the mines have been turned into the Tonopah Historic Mining Park. Scarce. OCLC records three copies (University of Nevada, Reno; Huntington Library; Denver Public Library).
In very good condition, with some old, light dampstains in the upper corners and some offsetting from the lower roller. There is a label from a mapseller affixed to the bottom edge.
$1,250
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