Image of an elevated landscape view of San Francisco, California, and surrounding hills, from the bay with masted-sailing ships in the foreground; references printed in bottom margin. Probable date based on reference in Reps, Views and Viewmakers, 342-343. "Executed by the Bosqui Eng. & Print. Co."--text, lower left. "Copyrighted"--text, lower center. "Designed & Copied from Views Taken at the Time & Published by / Capt. W. Swasey"--text, signature in print, lower right. "We, the undersigned, hereby certify that this picture is a faithful and accurate representation of San Francisco as it really appeared March 1847. / J.D. Stevenson / Commanding 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers in the War with Mexico / General M.G. Vallejo / George Hyde, First Alcalde District of San Francisco, 1846-47."--text, signatures in print, bottom margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.34 x 72.07 cm (21 x 28 3/8 in.)
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works Waterfronts--Pictorial works Landscapes--Pictorial works Ships--Pictorial works Cities and towns--Pictorial works Pictorial maps Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection View Prints Large Size West The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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