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Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California

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Title
Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California
Names
Britton & Rey (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

California

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1868
Place: San Francisco, Calif.
Publisher: publisher not identified
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5509
Topics
Railroads -- California -- San Francisco
Real property -- California -- San Francisco
Election districts -- California -- San Francisco
Election districts
Railroads
San Francisco (Calif.)
California -- San Francisco
Genres
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Printed for the San Francisco directory by Britton & Rey."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 857, column 3, no. 6
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 33 x 39 cm, on sheet 36 x 42 cm
Description
Shows drainage, block and lot numbers, railroads, radial distances from Portsmouth Square, wards, election districts, original shore line, etc. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to right.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012588385
RLIN/OCLC: 77938629
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644316
Folder number: US041.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): aa502400-18c4-0136-0be6-2bc07f569e2d
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

  • 1868: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd212b60-18c4-0136-67e0-11db5c5c2e79

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd212b60-18c4-0136-67e0-11db5c5c2e79

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1868). Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd212b60-18c4-0136-67e0-11db5c5c2e79

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd212b60-18c4-0136-67e0-11db5c5c2e79 | title= (cartographic) Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California, (1868) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 27, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Railroad map of the City of San Francisco, California