A sepia-toned print of a town as viewed from a high hill showing a grid of streets, buildings, homes, and high mountains in the distance.

Bird's Eye View of San Luis Obispo, Cal. 1877.

Date

ca. 1877
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph
Contributors

Drawn on Stone by Eli Sheldon Glover

Printed by A. L. Bancroft & Co.

Published by Eli Sheldon Glover
Dimensions

Image: 13 x 24 1/4 in.
Sheet: 16 3/16 x 25 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
c.r. in ink: John Eyston Esq[r] \ Welton
l.l.: Drawn and Published by E.S. Glover.
l.l. in graphite: 93874
l.l. to l.c.: [descriptive key 1-11]
l.c.: BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF \ SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL. \ --1877.--
l.c. to l.r.: [descriptive key 12-21]
l.r.: A.L. Bancroft & Co., Lith., San Francisco.
l.r. in graphite: 5
Verso:
c.r. circular stamp: SA[N LUIS] OBISPO CAL. \ JUL/13
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1967.207
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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