Title: Los Angeles in maps /
Authors: Creason, Glen.
Publisher: Rizzoli ; Distributed to the U.S. trade by Random House,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Cartography California Los Angeles.; Los Angeles (Calif.) Historical geography Maps.; Los Angeles (Calif.) Historical geography.; Los Angeles (Calif.) History
Abstract: An illustrated cartographic history of the City of Angels from the colonial era to the present. "Los Angeles inhabits a place of the mind as much as it does a physical geographic space. A land of palm trees and movie stars, sunshine and glamour, the city exists in the imagination as a paradise; of course, the reality is far more expansive than this. Through seventy reproductions of seminal and historic documents, Los Angeles in Maps presents the evolution of this almost mythical place. Maps featured include historic maps from the early days of the pueblo that would become Los Angeles, to more recent, yet no less fascinating, topographic surveys, tourist guides, real estate maps, bird’s-eye views, and more. Winding naturally, like the course of the Los Angeles River, the book passes through essential terrain: the discovery of oil, the rise of Hollywood, the streetcar system, the Sleepy Lagoon murder and Zoot Suit riots, Los Angeles Harbor, earthquakes, sprawl, and splendor."--From dust jacket.
Contents: Prehistory and Native American presence : The Kirkman-Harriman pictorial and historical map of Los Angeles County 1860 AD -- Missions : Map of the lands of the Mission San Gabriel -- Ranchos : The old Spanish and Mexican ranchos of Los Angeles County ; Map of a potion of Los Angeles County showing the Abel Stearns ranchos (for sale by Alfred Robinson) -- Founding of the city : Ord's survey -- Early growth : Kuchel & Dresel's California views ; Map of the 35 acre lots of the Los Angeles city lands, Hancock survey ; Hansen map ; Ruxton Plaza ; Bird's-eye view of Los Angeles ; Los Angeles in 1881 ; Map of the city of Los Angeles ; Map of the city of Los Angeles, compiled by surveys made by the city surveyor during 1886 ; Panorama 1891 -- Land booms : Ninth Street tract ; Pierce's Los Angeles ; Official map of the County of Los Angeles ; Los Angeles 1909 ; Garland atlas ; Annexation map --^