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Los Angeles as it appeared in 1871 : founded in 1761

Description: No old shelf mark. A colorful, if fanciful depiction of a birds-eye view of Los Angeles. Important buildings are located and a map of "Spanish" Ranchos serves as a frame with eleven scenes finishing the surround. The new City Hall represents 150 years of progress. Submap: Original Spanish Ranchos abutting on the sea. Vignettes: Eleven scenes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1929
Call number: ephMPCALIF0105
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The old Spanish and Mexican ranchos of Los Angeles County

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No old shelf mark. A classic map - birds-eye view with some distortion of boundaries but very widely displayed. Scale applies to basin portion of the map only. For another copy of this map, see RB 247545 and ephMPCALIFBV0083. Cartouches: Figures and scrolls. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.

ephMPCALIF0168

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Motor routes through the heart of Southern California / as prepared by Chas. Owens for the First National Bank of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank

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Old shelf number: eph J2d. Charles Owens would become famous for his newspaper maps during the Second World War. Almost a birds eye view with vignettes above including Arrowhead Mountain. Submaps: Central California; San Diego. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: ephMPCALIF0066a.

ephMPCALIF0066

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Los Angeles

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Listing of businesses, public buildings, etc. below map neat line with location key. Appears to be a reproduction; see 258176 for an original version of this map. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Blue line print.

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Map of greater Los Angeles

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Most Freeways in place, I-2 not complete to 210. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.

492444

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Cal

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A famous view of Los Angeles looking north from the location of the present day 101 Freeway with the plaza church in the left background and many well known buildings in the surround. Sticker: B-V/ M-8. Sticker: B-V/ M-8. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.

BV/ M-8

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East Los Angeles : Los Angeles County, California

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Many buildings and residences in the surround. "Drawn by B. W. Pierce." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: East Los Angeles Illustrated.

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Los Angeles as it appeared in 1871 : founded in 1761

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