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Title
Bancroft's official guide map of city and county of San Francisco
Additional title: Official guide map of city and county of San Francisco
Additional title: Map of the city and county of San Francisco
Names
A.L. Bancroft & Company (Compiler)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

California

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1877
Place: San Francisco
Publisher: Published by the Bancroft Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5517
Topics
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Compiled from official maps in surveyor's office.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1877, by A.L. Bancroft & Company, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 858, column 1, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 52 x 73 cm, on sheet 64 x 79 cm
Description
Shows drainage, wards, railroads, ranchos, flumes, etc. Includes index to points of interest and inset of "Skeleton map showing the relative position of San Francisco to the surrounding country" (scale [1:506,880]. 8 miles to 1 in.).
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 77752732
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644324
Folder number: US041.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 10b1a810-18da-0136-92c6-004be87dc057
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1877: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Bancroft's official guide map of city and county of San Francisco " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cedbee0-18da-0136-8717-0e11a85a5d47

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Bancroft's official guide map of city and county of San Francisco " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cedbee0-18da-0136-8717-0e11a85a5d47

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1877). Bancroft's official guide map of city and county of San Francisco Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cedbee0-18da-0136-8717-0e11a85a5d47

Wikipedia Citation

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Bancroft's official guide map of city and county of San Francisco