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Title: Los Angeles as it appeared in 1871 : founded in 1761
Creator: Women's University Club of Los Angeles, creator
Gores, cartographer
Contributor: Historical Society of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued: 1929
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: No old shelf mark. A colorful, if fanciful depiction of a birds-eye view of Los Angeles. Important buildings are located and a map of "Spanish" Ranchos serves as a frame with eleven scenes finishing the surround. The new City Hall represents 150 years of progress. Submap: Original Spanish Ranchos abutting on the sea. Vignettes: Eleven scenes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Extent: 1 map ; printed col. ; 45 x 61 cm., sheet 48 x 64 cm.
Identifier: ephMPCALIF0105
163185
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/4416
Language: English
Subject: Los Angeles (Calif.)--Maps
Time Period: 1871
Place: North America
United States
California
Los Angeles
W 118°14'34"/N 34°03'14"
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library

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