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Map of Santa Monica California / by J. E. Jackson C.E

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Old shelf number ephJ5-21(2). Submap notes showing the "proposed city" at the terminus of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, then in competition with the Southern Pacific Railroad for the location of Los Angeles Harbor. See also RB Broadsides 253359 for another copy, smaller in size. Submap: Map of Santa Monica Harbor showing site of proposed city Ocean Terminus of Los Angeles and Independence Railroad 1875. Paste-ons of July 16, 1875 sales report from Evening Express with vivid reports of the sale. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: The Coming City - in praise of Santa Monica. Bad mouths Wilmington Harbor.
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Date
1875
Call number
ephMPCALIF0041
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