Name/Title
'Grade Map of Alameda', based on survey by M.J. King in 1873, updatedEntry/Object ID
1997.219.22Description
ACC. NO. 97.219.22
SUBJECT CATEGORY: MAPS
OBJECT: MAP
DATE OR PERIOD: 1875
DESCRIPTION:
PRINTED MAP IN BLACK - AND RED-COLORED TYPE, WITH CAPTION, "GRADE MAP OF ALAMEDA".
SIZE: L 23" X W 47"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
GRADE MAP OF THE TOWN OF ALAMEDA, SHOWING HEIGHT OF GROUND ABOVE THE BASE LINE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND. SURVEY CONDUCTED BY M J KING IN JANUARY OF 1873. RED FIGURES IN CIRCLES REPRESENT OFFICIAL GRADE OF STREET, AS RECOMMENDED BY A BOARD OF ENGINEERS, CONSISTING OF T J ARNOLD AND G F ALLARDT, ACTING UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ALAMEDA, DATED JANUARY 26, 1875. THE MAP HAS BEEN UPDATED BECAUSE IT INCLUDES STERLING AVENUE, WHICH WAS LAID OUT IN 1918.
ACQUIRED FROM:
CITY OF ALAMEDA
ALAMEDA, CA 94501
DATE: MAY 17, 1997
