Shows population (each dot representing 5 people), topography and rail lines of the metropolitan Los Angeles area in 1899. Covers the city of Los Angeles. The northeast most portion of the city is given in an inset. Scale determined from horizontal bar scale on map given in thousands of feet. Coordinates not presented on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief given in contours. With hand-written legend on paper label pasted onto lower right. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Signed and dated: Frank H. Olmsted Apr. 23, '03. Additional paper label, removed during conservation, reads: Contour map of Los Angeles, Cal. No. 4 showing railways. Drawer 20 No. 27. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Calif.)--Maps Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Calif.)--Population--Maps Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles--Maps Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles--Maps Maps. (rbgenr)
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North America United States California Los Angeles W 118°19'35" W 118°09'52"/N 34°07'27" N 33°59'10"
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