MAKE A MEME View Large Image Los Angeles, drawn in August 29, 1849 (CHS-6040).jpg Photograph of the E O C Ord's first map of the city of Los Angeles drawn in August 29 1849 The grid up north near the mountains represent downtown Los Angeles The blocks in downtown Los ...
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Keywords: The E.O.C. Ord's first map of the city of Los Angeles, drawn in August 29, 1849 (CHS-6040).jpg Photograph of the E O C Ord's first map of the city of Los Angeles drawn in August 29 1849 The grid up north near the mountains represent downtown Los Angeles The blocks in downtown Los Angeles are further divided into numbered sections The lower half of the map represents the greater Los Angeles area which is broken into smaller sections and labeled with names a majority of which are Spanish or Mexican names of the landowners ; Legible writings include Los Angeles city map no 1 plan de la ciudad de los Angeles surveyed and drawn by E O C Ord Lt U S A Wm R Hutton afst August 29 1849 explanation of signs plough ground gardens road sanja hedge pole fence corn vines calle de las Chapulas Grasshopper St calle de las Flores Flower St calle de las Esperanza Hope St calle de las Caridad Charity St calle Acey Zuna Olive St calle Loma Hill St calle Fortin Fort St calle Primarera Spring St calle Principal Main St calle 1 1st St calle 2 2nd St calle 3 3rd St calle 4 4th St calle 5 5th St calle 6 6th St calle 7 7th St calle 8 8th St c corla Short St calle eternidad Eternity St calle de Torra Bull St calle de las Arispas Hornet St calle de las Adobos mag Meridian variation 1 E 44 E Juan Rurus Lucero Jose Sepulveda D Ybarra G Ybarra Topias T Tapia Juana Rendon Ballestero Juan Apoblasa F Abita Alila Juan Domingo Maximo Alanis Vicente Sanchez F Alvarado Miguel Pryor Antonio M Lugo Atonio T Abila Ciara Reyes Clara Reyes Zanja to the mesa sana over which the river spreads its waters which are wasted Juan Luis Vignes Ricardo McLaughlin Lamuel Carpenter Feliz Gallardy Valenzuela Bened da Polamares Cata Victoria Higuera widow of Vicente Sanchez wife of Casaldo Aguilar Benancia Sotelo William Wolfskill Narcesso Botelo Antonio F Coronel Antonio G Abila Yguacio Machado Luis Lamerean Juan Cabary Alanis Mariano Jordan Cristobol Aguilar Isidero Reyes scale of 10 inches to the mile compass course of Main Street from corner opposite Jose Ant Carillos House S 24° 45' W compass course of Main Street north of the Church N 9½° E variation of the needle 12° 44' E ; Thanks to the efforts of two men we have a fairly good view of what the pueblo of Los Angeles looked like at the middle of the 19th century Lieutenant Edward O C Ord surveyed the pueblo and his assistant William Rich Hutton sketched many scenes of the pueblo and drew the first map from Ord's survey Ord was in California when the gold rush struck with its resultant skyrocketing of prices Since the military salaries no longer covered living expenses his commander suggested that the younger officers take on other jobs to supplement their income At about this time Los Angeles officials needed to have a survey of the public lands in order to sell them and Ord was hired as the surveyor He chose William Hutton as his assistant and together the two mapped Los Angeles in July and August of 1849 The Los Angeles City Archives has the original map produced by Hutton from Ord's survey -- unknown author http //digitallibrary usc edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/12770 1849-08-29 Hutton William Rich William Rich Hutton Los Angeles in the 1840s California Historical Society Collection 1860-1960 PD-old-100-1923
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