Map of the city of Los Angeles showing the confirmed limits surveyed in August 1857 by Henry Hancock

Item Overview

Title

Map of the city of Los Angeles showing the confirmed limits surveyed in August 1857 by Henry Hancock

Date Created

August 1857

Place of Origin

Los Angeles, Calif.

Publisher

Bancroft & Thayer

Language

Spanish
English

Collection

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

Notes

Description

Digitization took place as part of the California Cultures Project.
All street names are in both English and Spanish. Relief shown by hachures. Shows drainage, block and lot numbers, land ownership, buildings, fields, etc. Cf. Robinson 33 Harlow p. 72.
"Surveyed in August 1857 by Henry Hancock, U.S. Dep. Surv." "Donation lots surveyed by H. Hancock in August and April 1853. Geo Hanson, asst."
scale: 1:11,800, not 5 1/3 in. to 1 mi.
Earlier title: "Plan de la ciudad de Los Angeles. Surveyed by E.O.C. Ord, Lt. U.S.A. and Wm. R. Hutton, assistant. August 29th 1849."

Physical Description

Extent

1 map

Dimensions

72 x 70 cm. on sheet 75 x 73.5 cm.

Keywords

Genre

maps
cartographic

Subjects

Real property--California--Los Angeles--Maps

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)--Maps

Resource type

still image