Rand, McNally & Co.'s / Large Scale / Sectional Map / Of / Southern California

Published by Rand McNally; Chicago; 1887/nd; pp.; ; VG, 1887

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Single sheet, 31.75 x 40", printed on one side and folded to 36ths.____ Folded and mounted into full cloth covers (6.75 x 4.25") titled in gold. ____ The map has pulled free from the covers, leaving a 2" piece from the blank margin attached to the rear cover. ____ A couple of the map's internal fold corners have small splits. ____ The map is titled "Rand McNally & Co.'s / Large Scale Sectional / Map Of / Southern California / Embracing The Counties Of / Santa Barbara, Ventura, / Los Angeles, / San Bernardino And San Diego". ____ It is copyrighted 1887 at the lower right, there are no other dates present. ____ The entry described in Ca-SL's Printed Maps catalog (p.27) has a hard date of 1888, presumably in the cartouche. ____ The Huntington & UC-Berkeley both report copies with an 1887 copyright and 1888 in the cartouche. ____ We believe this to be an unrecorded 1887 issue. ____ It is in full color and scaled at six miles per inch. ____ The land mass is in an arc from San Diego and the Mexican border at the lower right through Santa Barbara County at the upper left and San Bernardino County at the upper right. ____ The top edge includes the southern ends of San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties. ____ Elevation is indicated by hachurre. ____ Many large tracts are designated as ex-Mission lands. ____ The northwest part of LA County is labeled as the "Copper Mine District". ____ There are still many large areas devoid of sectional surveying lines. ____ There are still "Indian Reserves" albeit small. ____ The routes of various railroads are indicated (Southern Pacific, Southern California, Pacific Coast, Pomona, Elsinore). ____ By necessity more than half of the map is of the Pacific, including the various islands: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, San Nicholas, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina and San Clemente. ____ The town locator index is in the Pacific west of San Clemente Island. ____ Not in WorldCat (02/22). ____.…

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Title
Rand, McNally & Co.'s / Large Scale / Sectional Map / Of / Southern California
Author
(Map / Ca / 1887 / Pocket)
Publisher
Rand McNally; Chicago; 1887/nd; pp.; ; VG
Publication year
1887
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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