“As the City Grew: Historical Maps of Los Angeles,”

November 8, 2011 – November 4, 2012
Central Library – First Floor Galleries

Tracing the growth of Los Angeles, the nation’s second largest city, is the topic of the new exhibit, “As the City Grew: Historical Maps of Los Angeles,” on display through November 4, 2012 at the Central Library, First Floor Galleries, 630 W. Fifth St., downtown.

Historical and Recreational Map of Los Angeles
Jo Mora, 1942

The 34 historical maps in the exhibition are from the Los Angeles Public Library’s 100-year-old map collection, which contains more than 100,000 items and represents local, national and international cartography. It is one of the largest collections owned by a public library in the U.S. and is noted for materials relating to Los Angeles and the West including historical topographical maps, road maps, street guides, and fire insurance atlases.

The Old Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County
Title Insurance and Trust Company
Gerald Eddy, cartographer, 1937

Plan De La Ciudad de Los Angeles, August 29th, 1849
E.O.C. Ord, Lt USA & Wm. R. Hutton, Asst.

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Sponsored by Farmers Insurance Group. Funding made possible by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.