Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Plat map of Rancho los Nogales, confirmed to María de Jesús Garcia
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
A famous cornerstone map of Los Angeles incorporating Ord's survey but extending the City to show many property owners. "Plan de la Ciudad de Los Angeles surveyed by E.O.C. Ord, Lt. USA and Wm. R. Hutton, Assistant." "Donation Lots Surveyed by H. Hancock in August and April 1853. George Hanson, Asst." "A. L. Bancroft Co. Lith." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
219105
Manuscripts
Bordered by Rancho La Cienega y La Tijera and Rancho Sausal Redondo. Stream runs through defined area. Color highlights; pencil annotations. Includes inset of table with boundary coordinates and distances. Containing 2278 68/100 acres. "T. II S. R. XIV W." in middle of map. Surveyed under the Instructions from the U.S. Surveyor General
mssSolano SR_Map_0001
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Manuscripts
This map, surveyed by John C. Goldsworthy, shows the subdivision of the Clement Tract between San Pedro Street, Pine Street, Clement Street, and Walnut Grove Street in the city of Los Angeles as of September 1887. It is measured in feet, and the scale is one hundred feet per inch.
mssHM 46692
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Manuscripts
Map shows numbered plots, names of rivers, and other information. Title says "surveyed in July 1855 by G. Hansen, Dep. County Surveyor of Los Angeles County, California."
mssHM 84437
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Collection of maps surveyed for the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office between 1860 and 1897. The maps primarily focus on excavations, improvements, and expansions of roads throughout Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties, with geographic coverage ranging from Malibu to Pomona and Newhall to San Juan Capistrano. Most of the maps show boundary lines of the various Ranchos existent throughout these counties, and many also include buildings, railroads, telegraph lines, land use, relief, and elements of the natural landscape such as canyons and rivers. Also included are maps showing the San Gabriel Mission, San Juan Capistrano Mission, and an elevation of the Los Angeles County court house. Some of the Ranchos depicted include San Antonio, Azusa, San Jose, Los Nogales, San Pedro, San Joaquin, San Rafael, Centinela, La Puente, Sausal Redondo, La Ballona, Rodeo-de-las-Aguas, Cienega, San Pasqual, and San Francisquito. Property shown includes that of Elias 'Lucky' Baldwin, Pio Pico, and Abel Stearns. The maps were originally housed in 16 bound volumes.
LARM_Vol_15_02.01
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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