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Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Promoting the agricultural values of Southern California and the incidental ease of reaching rail transportation for produce. At head of title: Santa Fe Route. Alt title from cover. Submap: Expanded map of California north to San Francisco Bay... Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Sections. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Descriptive info on the counties, heavily agriculture in nature.
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A map drawn to attract "desirable" eastern US citizens to California. Alt. title from the verso. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Description of the advantages of California and rational for attracting new California citizens. MS note: 253968.
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Map contains a number of hand drawn lines for proposed routes in red or blue in addition to the printed rail lines in black. Table of towns. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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A real estate map produced to sell lots. Hotel Coronado is in existence, sales figures are given through January 19th, 1887. Submap: Southern California and Baja California. MS notes: 249521 ECT/$3.00. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales information about Coronado Beach and map of region.
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Shows the "Mean Annual Temperature": Brown 68° to 72° ; Pink 60° to 68° ; Yellow 52° to 60° ; Green 44° to 52° ; White 30° to 44°. See 219197 for a year later copy. "Compiled by E. McD. Johnstone, S. P. Co." "From map prepared under the direction of Brig. Gen. H.G. Wright Chief of En'grs. U.S.A. Ms note: 313902. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Southern Pacific Comparative Climatic Map of California. MS Note: 313902.
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Southern California from Pt. Dume to Palm Springs area, Kern Co. line south to San Luis Rey. Shows Ranchos, cities, railroads and clearly shows the San Bernardino meridians. Insert map of San Gorgonio Heights (current Beaumont) sales properties. Submaps: Map of San Gorgonio Heights the property of the San Gorgonio Land and Water Company; Catalina and San Clemente Islands. Table of distances from Los Angeles City Court House.. "By H. J. Stevenson, U. S. Dept. Surveyor. 1885." "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1884 by H. J. Stevenson in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 433057.
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