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California Visitor's Map:
detail from border that surrounds the main map

They came by the hundreds, they came by the thousands, and they still come. For many centuries, and for many reasons, people from around the world have migrated to California. Of all the reasons that have brought people to California, none is more well known than the Californnia Gold Rush, which followed the discovery of gold in 1848.

This border vignette is one a series of border vignettes surrounding the main map. They portray why people have come to California.

• Entire main side of the map. The size of this file is about 80K, so expect it to take a little extra time to come in.
• Enlarged detail from the area around Santa Barbara.
• Enlarged detail from the area around San Diego.

• A section of the downtown Sacramento map.

Click to go to the home page, which shows all maps in this series.