Map of The City of Santa Rosa, 1876. / Thompson, Thos. H. / 1877

Map of The City of Santa Rosa, 1876. Thompson, Thos. H. 1877

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Full Title: Map of The City of Santa Rosa, 1876, Sonoma County California. (with) Map Number Twelve. (Vallejo Township.) (with view of) Santa Rosa Times building.

Author: Thompson, Thos. H.

Date: 1877

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Author: Thompson, Thos. H.

Date: 1877

Short Title: Map of The City of Santa Rosa, 1876.

Publisher: Oakland: Thos H. Thompson & Co.

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 43

Object Width cm: 66

Scale 1: 31,680

Note: Santa Rosa city map includes numbered buildings with an accompanying key. Both maps in full color. View uncolored and with text below map reading, "The Times is a first class local republican journal. Geo H. Marr, Editor & Proprietor. Terms $3.00 per annum." Through the window can be seen men working on the paper.

Reference: P1465.

State / Province: California

County: Sonoma County (Calif.)

City: Santa Rosa (Calif.)

Subject: Historical

Full Title: Map of The City of Santa Rosa, 1876, Sonoma County California. (with) Map Number Twelve. (Vallejo Township.) (with view of) Santa Rosa Times building.

List No: 2205.028

Page No: 66-67

Series No: 31

Published In: Historical Atlas Map Of Sonoma County, California. Compiled, Drawn and Published From Personal Examinations and actual Surveys By Thos. H. Thompson & Co. Oakland, Cala. 1877. Resolved, That having examined the proof-sheets of "Thompson's Atlas Map" of Sonoma County, we find the same to be correct and hereby adopt the same as the official map of the County, for township lines and road purposes ... Thos. Hunter Pr. Phila. N. Friend, Engr. Smith, Del.

Publication Author: Thompson, Thos. H.

Publication Date: 1877

Publication Reference: P1465.

Publication Note: First county atlas of Sonoma County. Thompson published county atlases in Illinois in the early 1870's with Lewis Everts; he came to California in the mid 1870's and over the next two decades published six California county atlases: Alameda, Solano, Tulare, Santa Clara, Fresno, and Sonoma. Bound in embossed half leather dark green cloth covered boards with "New Historical Atlas Of Sonoma County, California. Illustrated. Thos. H. Thompson & Co. 1877." stamped in gilt on the front cover and blind stamped on the back.

Publication List No: 2205.000

Publication Type: County Atlas

Publication Maps: 15

Publication Height cm: 46

Publication Width cm: 40

Image No: 2205028

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