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"For sale in 10 to 40 Acre Subdivisions with water in iron pipes on two sides of each 40 acre lot. Located 15 to 25 miles from Los Angeles City." Includes Mission on map. Verso gives descriptive information about the area and the land for sale. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Descriptive text.
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Note gives sales information. This property subdivided from that owned by ex-Senator Maclay. This map a gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace, May 1938. See 233038 for another map of the city of San Fernando, 233033 for a later addition. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 233034 calculations..
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The building in the upper right corner may be Maclay College. It is inscribed "EL Cantin Eng. Co. Los A." Sales description down the right side. The Southern Pacific tracks exist along with many of the street names shown. Note indicates this as a gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace, May 1938. See map 233034 for a wider view of this area, 233033 for a later addition. " For information apply to Phillips & Waite, 136. N. Main Street, or H. W. Griswold, San Fernando." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 233038.
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"For sale in 10 to 40 Acre Subdivisions with water in iron pipes on two sides of each 40 acre lot. Located 15 to 25 miles from Los Angeles City." Includes Mission on map. Verso has some handwritten sketches and calculations. Torn, careful. As noted on accompanying slip: Gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace May 1938. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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The verso of this map presents sales information. It notes Maclay College is in operation, hence this map would seem later than 233033, 233034, 233038. Gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace, May 1938. "Trustees: H. L. Macneil, Geo. C. Hagar, C. Maclay, J. K. Alexander, R. M. Widney." MS note: 233017. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Letterpress sales description. .
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Shows Mission San Fernando and surrounding mountains. Verso has sales information quoting figures from 1886-1888. "For Sale in 10 to 40 Acre Subdivisions. with water in iron pipes on two sides of each 40 Acre lot. Located 15 to 25 miles from Los Angeles City." "By the San Fernando Land & Water Co. Address R. M. Widney, University Bank, 119 New High St. Los Angeles, Cal. Blocks marked thus for sale by Jouett Allen for the Pacoima Land & Water Co. 114 West First ST, Los Angeles, Cal." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales information for Investor and Homeseeker. MS note: 194205.
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