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Map of the Burnt District of San Francisco, Showing the Extent of the Fire

Description: Image contains a map showing the area from Pine Street to Vallejo Street (left to right) and from Front Street to Dupont Street (bottom to top). The darkened portions of the map indicate where the fire was. There are fifty-four numbered destroyed buildings on the map, and twenty-three lettered saved buildings. Below the map is a key for these labeled buildings, indicating the occupants and material used in their construction. "S.J. Gower del. Fishbourne's Lithog. Ohio Street, San Francisco."--text, below map. Paper color: gray.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1851
Call number: 48052:122
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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]

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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.

48052:073

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 San Francisco

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Image is of a map of the downtown area with a vignette of Parrott Block in the lower right corner. The map covers the area from waterfront to Webster, and from North Point to Addition of Mission. At the lower left are nine letter identifications of public buildings on the map and symbols for other locations. At the right are twelve letter identifications for places of worship. "Published by Britton & Rey, San Francisco Cal."--text, below title of map. "Page Bacon & Co. Adams & Co."--text, above vignette in lower right corner. Paper color: blue.

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Map of the Burnt District of San Francisco, Showing the Extent of the Fire

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