Emmons. A Manuscript Map of Saucelito. 1868

Emmons. A Manuscript Map of Saucelito. 1868

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George Foster Emmons (1811-1884) Exterior Boundary of the Town of Saucelito 1868 graphite, pen, and ink on paper Framed: 18" x 24" EMMONS, George Foster (1811 – 1884). Plat of the Exterior Boundary of the Town of Saucelito. 1868 Fine manuscript map, graphite, pen and ink on paper (18 x 24 inches, float-mounted and framed), of the boundary of the Town of Saucelito in California, with explanatory notes signed by Emmons lower left and right. Provenance: Spring Valley Water Company, Leland Stanford and W.B .Bourne, presented as evidence at the California Supreme court -1917 SVWCo. VS SFPUC, with court stamp on verso A fine manuscript map, based on one first drafted in 1849 by Captain William Richardson, and updated by Emmons, Commodore in the U.S. Navy and Chief Surveyor for the Wilkes Ex.Ex 1838-1843. Created for the Spring Valley Water Company, Leland Stanford and W.B Bourne, who used this example to sue the city of San Francisco in the California Supreme court -1917 SVWCo. VS SFPUC, a

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