1848 Position of the Upper & Lower Gold Mines on the South Fork of the American River

10.5" x 19.5" lithographic folding map from a senatorial document announcing the discovery of gold in California by President Polk in December of 1848 . A primary document saying there IS gold in California and this is where it is, come and get it !! Few documents say so much with so little content, but this one truly confirmed the existence of gold in California, initiating a world wide gold rush from the four corners of the earth . Framed in the conservation grade, museum standard for local pick up and use, or disassembled for shipment via usual vendors without the frame . Content is the first accurate map of the area as received through American federal channels. Fine original condition on this folding Federal document .