San Francisco. Bird's-eye view / drawn & lithographed by C.B. Gifford. – Antique Wall Map
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures San Francisco. Bird's-eye view / drawn & lithographed by C.B. Gifford. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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San Francisco. Bird's-eye view / drawn & lithographed by C.B. Gifford.
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This bird's-eye view concentrates on the San Francisco waterfront, where wharves and shipping drove the city's commercial life. C.B. Gifford drew the panorama, and Robinson & Snow of San Francisco published it around 1864, with L. Nagel credited as printer. By then the city had grown well beyond its gold rush beginnings, and tinted views like this one gave residents and visitors a detailed picture of a rapidly expanding port.
| Created / published | S.F. : Published by Robinson & Snow, c1864 (S.F. : Printed by L. Nagel) |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, tinted ; 71.5 x 100.5 cm. (image with accompanying text) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1860-1870.Cityscape prints 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Copyright by Robinson & Snow, San Francisco. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 34.3 |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--California--San Francisco--1860-1870. San Francisco (Calif.)--1860-1870.United States--California--San Francisco. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,474 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216225 |
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