L. W. Currey, Inc.

UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. FOREST SERVICE. North half recreation map of the Sequoia National Forest and information for mountain travelers [cover title]. Washington, D. C. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 1916. Folded map printed in red, green and black. Single sheet, 92x122 cm (36 x 45 inches), folded to make 80 panels, 23x12.2 cm (9 x 4 1/2 inches). Map on verso titled "... Sequoia National Forest California Mt. Diablo Meridian 1916 ... North Half;" at head of title " U. S. Department of Agriculture / Forest Service / Henry S. Graves, Forester." A very detailed map with thirty-seven map features listed in the "legend" index, including "Forest Areas -- Particularly Interesting," "National Forest Timber Sales -- Cut Over or In Operation," "Unexplored Area Little Known" etc. Title panel and 14 panels of text on the recto, text commencing "To the Public." Imprint in bottom right margin: "Printed by the U. S. Geological Survey. "This copy is annotated with a route and notes of a trip from Camp Nelson [Nelson's Camp] in Tulare County, California, up the Kern Canyon to Junction Meadow, to Guitar Lake, side trip to the summit of Mount Whitney, return by way of Big Whitney Meadows and Golden Trout Creek. Possibly a Sierra Club Outing (check). Light weight paper stock, long folded so fragile at folds, some splits at intersections, good or better. (#166719).