Map of the City of San Francisco : with its additions, showing two of the routes for the introduction of water by the Mountain Lake Water Company / as surveyed by Henry S. Dexter, C.E
Alternative Title
Map of San Francisco California
Creator
Dexter, Henry S., cartographer
Contributor
F. Mayer Lith, publisher Mayer, Ferdinand, b. ca. 1817 Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906
Alternate title from cover. The two routes are: direct, requiring considerable pumping over hills, or around the western shoreline and north to keep pumping requirements to a minimum. Profiles for both routes are shown at the top of the map. Blue colored areas would be served first since they are below the level of the reservoir on Broadway between Larkin and Division Sts. Yellow colored areas are above the reservoir level (including Russian Hill, etc.) MS notes: Portion colored blue is to be supplied water in the first instance. The yellow is above the level of the reservoir. George H. Goddard Civil Engineer, San Francisco Dec 4. 1856. [Pipeline notes] The part colored green shows the work done. The red the unfinished portion. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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