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The city of San Francisco, 1878: birds eye view from the Bay looking south-west

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Image ID

57503799


Item data

Title

The city of San Francisco, 1878: birds eye view from the Bay looking south-west

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
California

Names

Parsons, Charles R. (Charles Richard), 1844-1918? (Draftsman)
Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1878 (Inferred)
Place: 115 Nassau St., New York
Publisher: Published by Curier & Ives

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5515

Subjects

San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Genres

Maps
Aerial Views

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Sketched & drawn by C.R. Parsons.
Content: Includes index.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 858, column 2, no. 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 view : color ; 42 x 64 cm, on sheet 50 x 70 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 63965

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 865984727
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644322
Folder number: US041.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f79aa50-18d7-0136-c338-65561746667e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic
Still Image

Date Issued

1878

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The city of San Francisco, 1878: birds eye view from the Bay looking south-west" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f79aa50-18d7-0136-c338-65561746667e

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). The city of San Francisco, 1878: birds eye view from the Bay looking south-west Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f79aa50-18d7-0136-c338-65561746667e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The city of San Francisco, 1878: birds eye view from the Bay looking south-west" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f79aa50-18d7-0136-c338-65561746667e

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