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Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
American period: An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since 1959. The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of California, the thirty-first state admitted to the United States of America, including the process of removing Indigenous Peoples from their native lands, or restricting them to reservations.
Present-day Baja California of Mexico was misrepresented in early maps as an island.This example c. 1650. Restored. The first European explorers, flying the flags of Spain and of England, sailed along the coast of California from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century, but no European settlements were established.
The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...
Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America.Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states.
Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveys (1800 BCE – present) Timeline of the Big Bang (13,700,000,000 BCE – 100,000,000,000,000 CE) Timeline of black hole physics (1640 CE – present) Timeline of planetary exploration; Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology; List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
• The San Francisco Unified School District is established, as the first public school district in California (historic Ida B. Wells High School building pictured, right) • The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance is formed in response to rampant crime and corruption in the municipal government (1851 hanging pictured, left)
An enlargeable map of the state of California. California state names Common name: California. Pronunciation: US: / ˌ k æ l ɪ f ɔː r n j ə, k æ l ɪ f ɔː r n i ə / ⓘ Etymology: Etymology of California; Official name: State of California; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: CA; ISO 3166-2 code: US-CA; Internet second-level ...