Rare Books
[Catalogues of property sales]
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Sales catalogues of Cosway property, 1791-1896 [photocopies]
Manuscripts
This folder contains photocopies of: "A Catalogue of the Entire Collection of Pictures of Richard Cosway…1791" "A Catalogue of all the Reserved And Valuable Part of the Capital Collection of Pictures, the Property of Richard Cosway…1792" [One copy and one partial copy] "A Catalogue of the Pictures of Richard Cosway…1821" "The Cosway Collection A Catalogue…[1822?]" "A Catalogue of the Last Portion of the Very Numerous Collection of Pictures…Richard Cosway…1822" "Catalogue of a Collection of Drawings & Miniatures by Richard Cosway…1896" Handwritten notes of DGW on envelope originally containing the above catalogues
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Sale, Properties for
Manuscripts
The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.
mssSolano