Henry Bill:  San Francisco. 1852.

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Title: San Francisco. 1852.

Map Maker: Henry Bill

Description:

Fine early view of San Francisco, looking out over the City from the West towards Yerba Buena Island.

Published only 5 years after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1849, the view shows the boom town and remarkable growth of the City.   Though by this time San Francisco was a bustling, robust settlement, it was still quite a small community, with the buildings merging rapidly into the rural surrounding hills. 

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