1856 Henry Bill Map and View of San Francisco California is a photograph by Paul Fearn which was uploaded on September 16th, 2014.
1856 Henry Bill Map and View of San Francisco California
A highly appealing view map of San Francisco dating to 1856. Reveals San Francisco as seen from Nob Hill looking down California Street. Telegraph... more
by Paul Fearn
Title
1856 Henry Bill Map and View of San Francisco California
Artist
Paul Fearn
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Photograph
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A highly appealing view map of San Francisco dating to 1856. Reveals San Francisco as seen from Nob Hill looking down California Street. Telegraph Hill appears on the left. Shows numerous buildings and ships throughout. The most important buildings and locations are identified numerically. These include North Bay, Contra Costa, Yerba Buena Island, the California Exchange, the Plaza, Leanard’s Warehouse, Ricon Point, the Market Street Pier, California Street, Central Warf, the Catholic Church, the Marine Telegraph, and Anjill Island. Published by Henry Bill for inclusion in the 1856 edition of his History of the World . There are seven different printings of this view, the earliest appearing in 1850 with subsequent editions in 1851, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857. Only the 1851 version appears to be from a different plate.
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September 16th, 2014
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