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Description
Oil Wells In the Los Angeles
Fine early map of part of Los Angeles, focusing on the Geological and Mineralogical Features of the the region.
The map shows a large portion of the City, extending from Vermont and Hoover in the west to the City Terrace area, including Elysian Park, Echo Park
The map legend notes:
- Abandoned Wells
- Oil Wells. o Wells drilled since 1896.
A nice example of this scarce map, which accompanied a report entitled Oil and Gas Yielding Formations of California, in the State Mining Mining Bureau's November 1900 Bulletin #19.