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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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"William J. Dingee, Agent for the purchase, sales, appraisal and care of Real Estate." Shows the area between Oakland and Berkeley as Temescal. The State University has two buildings, North and South Hall, and Mills College is Mils Seminary. Ms note: 293245 Submap: San Francisco and Oakland vicinity. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Advertisements covered by linen backing. MS note: Oakland California.
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Detailed property map with site of Piedmont Hotel and Sulphur Springs. Submap: Oakland & Piedmont. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note:344167.
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Old shelf number: eph J4-5(8). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Ms note: Eph J4-5(8).
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Nicely colored map of Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont and Alameda. UC Berkeley labeled "State University" no buildings showing. Mills Seminary, now Mills College lies on the "Laundry Farm." Submap: Index map showing the relative position of Oakland. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles - circles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 442747.
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MS note: "Owned by Sam'l A. King, Land Commissioners Settlement Spanish Claims then J. Mora Ma?s then A. S. Mar---". This map has MS notes of original Rancho grants as presented to the Land Commission of that period for confirmation. The folder also contains an envelope in which the map was mailed to Robert E. Cowan , well known book dealer, in San Francisco. MS note: 3689 (See also Gen. Notes.). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: "old Tom".
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Old shelf number: eph J4-5(9). "Containing 70 half acre lots, averaging about $500 each, payable in installments, without interest." "For Sale by E.C. Sessions, 507 California St., San Francisco." Also contains a submap showing the location of the Jones Tract to downtown Oakland. Estimated date based on listings for both G.T. Brown & Co. and E.C. Sessions listings in contemporary directories of San Francisco. MS note: 4.00. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J4-5(9).
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