San Francisco 1849
San Francisco, 1849
Schmidt Label & Lithographic Co., lithographer
Firks, Henry , artist
Date Created/Published: c1886.
Medium: lithograph, color.
Summary: View of buildings, and boats in San Francisco Bay, which are numbered and identified in key.
"Drawn on the spot by Henry Firks.
"Photograph of a drawing of San Francisco by Henry Firks, ca.1849. An array of ships both large and small are pictured to the right of center in the harbor, while rancher-style houses can be seen on land to the left and along the shore. Mountains are visible in the background. The names of each respective building is listed in a key below the drawing, while the buildings of the shipyard along the shore have their names written on their sides. To the far right, a collection of tends can be seen surrounding a campfire. More text beneath the title reads "Latest edition corrected by a committee of pioneers consisting of Richard M. Sherman, William Heath Davis, Ferdinand Vassualt".; Picture file card reads "View from coastline shwoing storefronts looking across the bay to Yerba Buena Island. Drawing includes a listing of the names of steamers and store owners""
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San Francisco 1849
San Francisco, 1849
Schmidt Label & Lithographic Co., lithographer
Firks, Henry , artist
Date Created/Published: c1886.
Medium: lithograph, color.
Summary: View of buildings, and boats in San Francisco Bay, which are numbered and identified in key.
"Drawn on the spot by Henry Firks.
"Photograph of a drawing of San Francisco by Henry Firks, ca.1849. An array of ships both large and small are pictured to the right of center in the harbor, while rancher-style houses can be seen on land to the left and along the shore. Mountains are visible in the background. The names of each respective building is listed in a key below the drawing, while the buildings of the shipyard along the shore have their names written on their sides. To the far right, a collection of tends can be seen surrounding a campfire. More text beneath the title reads "Latest edition corrected by a committee of pioneers consisting of Richard M. Sherman, William Heath Davis, Ferdinand Vassualt".; Picture file card reads "View from coastline shwoing storefronts looking across the bay to Yerba Buena Island. Drawing includes a listing of the names of steamers and store owners""
digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id...
You can zoom in on this image and it include the references for the numbers in the picture.