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    Plan of the Battle of Brandywine. September 11th 1777 Compiled from the actual Survey made during the summer of 1846

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    Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet, miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

    252166

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    Baldwin's map of mining claims, near Leadville ; California Mining District. Lake Co., Colorado

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    Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet, Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

    42122

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    Map of the Town of Puente and part of the Puente Lot Tract, Los Angeles, Cal

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    Old shelf number: eph J3-5. One of two tract maps on the same sheet of advertising by the firm Russell, Curtis and Sweetser, Real Estate agents. Description of town and history. Map is oriented with north-east at the top of the page. The verso contains information on land in Tulare County offered by the same firm (see RB ephMPCALIFT0011a). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Tulare County property offered.

    ephMPCALIFT0011

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    Boston Heights, City of Los Angeles / surveyed June, 1887, by V.J. Rowan

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    Old shelf number: eph J5-6(1). Boston Heights is now considered part of Boyle Heights. Columbus Avenue, alias Alhambra Avenue is now Valley Blvd. Soto Street remains. For a view of the same area almost 40 years later, see RB ephMPCALIFT0128. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales information on July 11, 1887 sale. MS note: Eph J5-6(1).

    ephMPCALIFT0127

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    A Plan of Piscataqua Harbor the Town of Portsmouth &c. / Surveyed and drawn by Jas. Grant

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    Reproduction. Vignette: View of Harbor. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes.

    265298

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    Map of Childs' Heights, in the City of Los Angeles

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    Old shelf number: eph J5-3(1). Three copies of this map in the same folder. This is in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. Elysian Park Ave is now Sunset Blvd. Childs Avenue is now Griffith Park Blvd. This map missing upper portion. Schmidt Lithograph was only listed at the Downey Block address in Los Angeles in the few years leading up to 1890. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-3(1).

    ephMPCALIFT0122