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Destruction of One of the Greatest Modern Cities. Bird's-Eye View of Stricken San Francisco, Showing the Burned District, Covering Twenty-Five Square Miles, with the Most Prominent Places and Buildings Carefully Indicated.
- Title:
- Destruction of One of the Greatest Modern Cities. Bird's-Eye View of Stricken San Francisco, Showing the Burned District, Covering Twenty-Five Square Miles, with the Most Prominent Places and Buildings Carefully Indicated.
- Alternate Title:
- Destruction of One of the Greatest Modern Cities
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Pettit, H.M.
- Date:
- 1906
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 1154.01
- File Name:
- PJM_1154_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1900 - 1919
- Subject:
- Disaster/Health/Environment
Unusual Graphics/Text
- Measurement:
- 24 x 35 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This is one of the first and most widely-distributed maps of the area of San Francisco burned in the 1906 earthquake, published just two weeks after the event. It is useful to compare this straightforward map with ID #1157, Lee, "San Francisco Burned District," which is virtually identical apart from an overlay half-toned in red of the dramatic fire. The comparison illustrates how the use of color and graphics can dramatically change the impact of a map.
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
- Source:
- "The Frightful Calamity on the Pacific Coast," Leslie's Weekly, May 3, 2006.
- Repository:
- Private Collection of PJ Mode
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.
