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Map of the Burnt District of San Francisco, Showing the Extent of the Fire
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Map of the burnt district of San Francisco : showing the extent of the fire
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Printer: Fishbourne, R.W, 1836-1862, San Francisco (Calif.). Printer: Gower, S.J., San Francisco (Calif.)
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![View of the Conflagration from Telegraph Hill San Francisco, Night of May 3rd 1851. [upper] Map of Burnt District of San Francisco. [lower]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KXYIM9%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
View of the Conflagration from Telegraph Hill San Francisco, Night of May 3rd 1851. [upper] Map of Burnt District of San Francisco. [lower]
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Upper image is of a scene with roaring fire in the city and burning ships in the harbor. Lower image is a map of the area from Pine St. to Vallejo St. (left to right) and Dupont St. to Battery St. (top to bottom). The map indicates the location of four grounded ships as well as buildings that were saved. Upside-down stamp in lower right corner below image. Paper color: gray.
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Diagram of the Burnt District
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Upper part of sheet contains a map of the Sacramento area from H St. to L St. (top to bottom) and from Front Street to 8 St. (left to right) with most of twelve block blacked out. The text below the map describes the fire and lists the sufferers. The text notes that this is not the fire of November 2nd, 1852, but a later one. "Published at the Union Office, 21 J street, Sacramento."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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Map of the Burnt District
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Image is a detailed map showing from California Str. to Broadway (left to right) and Mason Str. to Sansom [sic] (top to bottom). The map indicates the location of buildings that were saved from the fire. Baird notes that this sheet probably went, originally, with "View of the Conflagration...June 22nd." Or it may be part of a different edition of "View of the Conflagration...June 22nd." Paper color: gray.
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The only correct & fully complete Map of San Francisco...By Alex Zakreski, 1854
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Image is of an early map of San Francisco with twenty-three letter references on the map. Twelve of these refer to public buildings and thirteen refer to churches. To the left and right of the map are eight vignettes, each depicting different buildings in the city such as City Hall and a Congregational Church. "Drawn & Lith. by Alex: Zareski, Cor. Washington & Montgomery Streets, at his Topographical Office. For sale by Cooke, Kenny & Co. Stationers, Montgomery Street, Cor. of Merchant."--text, below title of the map. Paper color: buff.
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Map of the Burnt District Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco. June 22nd 1851
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Image is a view of the harbor and town from Telegraph Hill. The town is burning at right, the harbor full of ships is at left, and crudely-drawn people are on the hill in the foreground. Baird notes that this is a reworking of the "View of the Conflagration...May 3rd 1851." "J. De Vere del."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, lower right corner. Paper color: gray. This is only the illustration; the portion of the sheet containing a map of the burnt district is missing (according to Baird's notes).
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