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Guidemap of the City of San Francisco: compiled from the official surveys & engraved expressly for Langley's San Francisco directory

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57503802


Item data

Title

Guidemap of the City of San Francisco: compiled from the official surveys & engraved expressly for Langley's San Francisco directory

Collection

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

Names

Wilbur, Geo. B. (Publisher)
Painter & Co. (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1894 (Questionable)
Place: San Francisco
Publisher: Geo. B. Wilbur, receiver of Painter & Co.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5531

Subjects

Real property -- California -- San Francisco
Administrative and political divisions
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Administrative and political divisions
San Francisco (Calif.)
California -- San Francisco

Genres

Maps
Cadastral Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Copyright 1894 by Geo. B. Wilbur, receiver of Painter & Co."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 859, column 1, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color ; 50 x 63 cm, on sheet 57 x 70 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy mounted on muslin, text on verso barely legible

Abstract

Shows drainage, city subdivisions, wards, block and lot numbers, railroads, original shore line, charter lines of 1850 and 1851, ranchos, etc. Relief shown by hachures. Advertisements in margin and on verso.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 960972300
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644338
Folder number: US041.4.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e96926e0-18e6-0136-15bd-2926e0659ffb

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1894

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Guidemap of the City of San Francisco: compiled from the official surveys & engraved expressly for Langley's San Francisco directory" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e96926e0-18e6-0136-15bd-2926e0659ffb

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Guidemap of the City of San Francisco: compiled from the official surveys & engraved expressly for Langley's San Francisco directory Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e96926e0-18e6-0136-15bd-2926e0659ffb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Guidemap of the City of San Francisco: compiled from the official surveys & engraved expressly for Langley's San Francisco directory" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e96926e0-18e6-0136-15bd-2926e0659ffb

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