COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Wong, J. P.
Author:
Huapei Huang
Date:
1929
Short Title:
Mei guo san fan shi hua qiao qu : xiang xi tu = Map of San Francisco Chinatown
Publisher:
J.P. Wong
Publisher Location:
San Francisco
Type:
Wall Map
Obj Height cm:
47
Obj Width cm:
67
Scale 1:
1,200
Note:
Lithograph map with 2 insets, showing the extent of Chinatown in San Francisco and, in the second inset map, the extent of Oakland's Chinatown. Drawn by J. P. Wong. The main map is in Mandarin and English. Oriented with north towards lower right. It is the first map made by Chinese Americans of San Francisco for the Chinese community. The map depicts the largest Chinatown in North America during the Roaring '20s, an especially dramatic period in the neighborhood's history. It shows city blocks and building lots, each with appropriate street address numbers. The map was made for the Benevolent Association also known as the Chinese Six companies formed in 1882. The map is horizontally centered on Grant Street the heart of the neighborhood, bordered by Bush Street, Broadway Street on the north, Powell Street on the west, and Montgomery Street on the east. The street names and a few properties are in English, all other Chinese businesses and residence are in Chinese. This copy with applied water color showing Chinatown as delineated in Willard B. Farwell's 1885 large folding map "Official map of Chinatown in San Francisco Chinatown" made for the Board of Supervisors reporting on the condition of the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese of San Francisco (see our 6714.000). The 1885 map was also issued in smaller size in the San Francisco Municipal Report of 1884-85 (see our 5807.000). The color scheme on this 1929 map appears to be updated significantly from the 1885 map. Some of the updating may relate to the rebuilding of Chinatown after the 1906 earthquake. It is possible that the color was not applied in the original publishing, but later by someone else.
County:
San Francisco
City:
San Francisco
Subject:
Land Use
Full Title:
Mei guo san fan shi hua qiao qu : xiang xi tu = Map of San Francisco Chinatown. Published September, 1929. Compiled by J. P. Wong.
List No:
10300.000
Publication Author:
Wong, J. P.
Publication Author:
Huapei Huang
Pub Date:
1929
Pub Title:
Mei guo san fan shi hua qiao qu : xiang xi tu = Map of San Francisco Chinatown. Published September, 1929. Compiled by J. P. Wong.
Pub List No:
10300.000
Pub Type:
Wall Map
Pub Height cm:
47
Pub Width cm:
67
Image No:
10300000.jp2
Authors:
Wong, J. P.; Huapei Huang
