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    Geologic map of a part of the Ventura Basin, Los Angeles County, California / by E.L. Winterer and D.L. Durham

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    A map centering around Newhall showing faults, formations, wells. Reference key on right side. Submaps: Part of Southern California; Areas mapped by authors. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

    436169

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    C.L. Wright's oil map of northern San Luis Obispo and southern Monterey Counties

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    Submaps of districts. Submaps: San Miguel Oil District; Paso Robles Oil District. Vignettes: Paso Robles Inn; Mission San Miguel. MS notes: on San Andreas fault. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 380420.

    380420

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    Los Angeles Basin oil fields

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    Large blueline map of oil fields, refineries, etc. Beverly Hills to the north, Santa Monica to the west, Brea area to the east. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contours. Graphic Scale: Feet, Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Blueline print. Verso Text: MS note: 381717.

    381716

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    Santa Fe Springs oil field

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    Shows the large number of companies involved in extracting oil competitively, leading to the loss of field pressure and 80% of the oil remaining unreachable until unification of the field many years later. An MS note on the upper border states, "$10,000 1/6 - 60 days" indicating the extent of value of this field. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

    475753

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    Geological map of the Mother Lode Region : prepared in 1890 for the California State Mining Bureau / by H. W. Fairbanks, B.S. Field Assistant

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    A map from El Dorado County to Mariposa County in five strip sections, each section showing mines within that county, and a key with mine names and geological formations. Tables: Geological formations and mine names. MS note: 3682. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Map of Mother Lode Cal.

    3682

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    Map Comstock Lode / J. H. G. Wolf, 1911, Member American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco, California

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    Detailed map of the area under Virginia City, Nevada with sections to show mining activity between 1859 and 1910. Submaps: Three sectional elevations. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Blue Line Print. Verso Text: MS note: 308264 (var.) Comstock Lode Nev.

    308264