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Title
Map of the burnt district of San Francisco, showing the extent of the fire
Contributor
Fishbourne, Robert W.
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1851
Publication Information
Fishbourne's Lithog. Ohio Street San Francisco
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society Collection at Stanford
Collection
California lettersheet collection
Rights Information
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Description
Map of the burnt district of San Francisco, showing the extent of the fire. And also the brick, iron, and adobe builddings [sic] destroyed, which were supposed "fire proof," also three store ships destroyed, & also the brick or iron buildings within the limit of the burnt district, or immediately adjoining it, which were saved. circa 1851
Map of the burnt district, bounded by Pine, Dupont, Vallejo, and Front Streets. The map identifies fifty-four destroyed buildings and twenty-three saved buildings, and their occupants. A key indicates what materials the buildings were constructed of.
Type
image
Format
Lithographs
Lithograph; 21 x 27 cm.
Maps
Identifier
Kemble-Spec-Col-09_B143
Baird 143
Subject
Fires
San Francisco Fire of 1851
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
Relation
California Lettersheet Collection, Kemble Spec Col 09, California Historical Society

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