Bird's-eye-view of Los Angeles, California

Item Overview

Title

Bird's-eye-view of Los Angeles, California

Artist

Glover, E. S.

Date Created

1877

Place of Origin

San Francisco, Calif.

Language

English

Collection

Maps of Los Angeles, California, the United States and the World, circa 1516-1970

Notes

Description

Perspective map not drawn to scale
Digitization took place as part of the California Cultures Project.
Relief shown pictorially. Three bird's-eye-views on one sheet: Los Angeles, Wilmington and Santa Monica. "Looking south to the Pacific Ocean twenty miles distant"
2nd title: Bird's eye view of Wilmington, Los Angeles Co. Cal. looking north from Wilmington Harbor to the Sierra Madre Mountains, thirty miles distant. Ocean terminus of the Southern Pacific R.R. twenty three miles from Los Angeles
3rd title: Bird's eye view of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co. Cal. looking south to the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Mountains to the right. Sea port and pleasure resort, seventeen miles from Los Angeles.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1876 by E.S. Glover in the Office of Librarian of Congress"

Physical Description

Extent

1 view

Dimensions

50.5 x 84.5 cm. on sheet 65.5 x 93 cm.

Keywords

Genre

maps
cartographic

Location

Santa Monica (Calif.)--Aerial views
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Aerial views
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Aerial views

Resource type

still image