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San Marino, CA 91108
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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No old shelf mark. Shows property owners and well sites. This map same as ephMPCALIF0158 except for handwritten note and added details. Standard Asphalt Co. properties are colored blue. A red and yellow line appears above those properties, indicating rail spurs from the existing Southern Pacific tracks. The note states, "6-11-1900. H.E. Huntington, Esq. Red line is hist(?) Yellow line also surveyed. We are ready to get right of way and then construct when directed. Ben Hood." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 0-6.
ephMPCALIF0159
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Printed with sea routes indicated, later overland routes have been added in blue ink. The Gold Region has been hand colored. Submaps: Map of the Gold Region, California; From New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn, 17,000 miles, via Panama 5900 miles. Vignette: Pyramid Lake, Upper California, Discovered by Capt. Fremont 1844, 35 miles long, 1890 feet above the sea. The Pyramid of Rock in the lake rises 600 feet above the surface. MS note: 87485. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Azimuthal. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: United States & Mexico.
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