Manuscripts

Collection of California survey maps

Description: A collection of six survey maps and plats of various California ranchos, tracts, and properties from 1870 to 1893. The maps are drawn on paper, linen-backed tracing paper, and linen using black and various colors of ink. There are some tears and two of the maps are separated at the seams.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1870-1893
Call number: mssCalsurvey
Provenance: Gift of Elizabeth Weser, April 1971.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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Map of a survey of the property conveyed to Joseph Coujet and Roch Sarrial by deed in 1882
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Map of the property of the Los Angeles Canal and Reservoir Company, prepared by William Moore
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Plat of Rancho Addition to San Jose
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Map of the town of Alameda and adjacent lands : this map is compiled from surveys & maps made by J.E. Whitcher Benj. L. Jones, James T. Stratton & Horace A. Higley, Alameda County Surveyors, and includes the town of Alameda as incorporated by the Legislature of California April 19th 1854
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Detailed view of the east end of Alameda. Map was varnished. Linen backed. MS note: 402092. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Plat of town of Alameda.
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Map of the Province of Upper Canada, describing all the New Settlements, Townships &c., with the Countries Adjacent from Quebec to Lake Huron. Compiled from the Original Documents in the Surveyor General's Office
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Backed with linen and including a catalog of Wyld's publications on the verso. See also 105:687 for another copy without linen backing. Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 346 One section of 21 contains a complete catalog of Wyld's maps and atlases for sale at the time..
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Aerial survey city of San Marino in the County of Los Angeles California
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Collection of California survey maps

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Map of a survey of the property conveyed to Joseph Coujet and Roch Sarrial by deed in 1882

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Plat of Rancho Addition to San Jose

Map of the town of Alameda and adjacent lands : this map is compiled from surveys & maps made by J.E. Whitcher Benj. L. Jones, James T. Stratton & Horace A. Higley, Alameda County Surveyors, and includes the town of Alameda as incorporated by the Legislature of California April 19th 1854

Map of the Province of Upper Canada, describing all the New Settlements, Townships &c., with the Countries Adjacent from Quebec to Lake Huron. Compiled from the Original Documents in the Surveyor General's Office

Aerial survey city of San Marino in the County of Los Angeles California