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Digital Image: 1913 Dinsmore Large Two-Sheet Map of California
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State of California compiled from the official Records of the General Land Office and other sources.
1913 (dated) 58.5 x 47.5 in (148.59 x 120.65 cm) 1 : 760000
1913 (dated) 58.5 x 47.5 in (148.59 x 120.65 cm) 1 : 760000
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Cartographer S
Andrew F. Dinsmore (1843 - 1925) was a draughtsman and cartographer who worked for the U.S. Government's General Land Office, working his way up to Principal Draughtsman by the early 20th century. As a result, he was involved in the production of many of the G.L.O.'s hallmark maps of the late 19th and early 20th century. Dinsmore was born in Michigan and served in the U.S. Civil War, achieving the rank of Corporal (he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery). He looks to have resided in Detroit for a period after the war, but by 1868, he had relocated to Washington, D.C. In city directories, his occupation is listed variously as printer, draughtsman, or government clerk, but at any rate began producing maps for the G.L.O. by 1876 and continued to do so until soon before his death. More by this mapmaker...
Ithamar Parsons Berthrong (February 26, 1853 - July 29, 1936) was an American surveyor, inventor, and draftsman active with the General Land Office of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Berthrong was born in Rochester, New York. He was made chief of the drafting division on March 23 of 1907. He is associated with many of the most important early 20th century maps issued by the GLO, among them, important maps of Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, and more. Learn More...
William Bauman Jr. (1866 - July 16, 1933) was an American draftsman. Born in Maryland, Bauman Jr. worked for the General Land Office from the 1890s through at least the mid-1920s. He married Cora Walker (March 15, 1868 - January 18, 1904) on September 12, 1899, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the General Land Office (the historical record does not tell us when he retired), he moved to Florida with his second wife, Rosa, and died in Tampa on July 16, 1933. Learn More...
Eckert Lithographing Company (c. 1907 - 1918) was a printer active in Washington D.C. The firm appears to have worked exclusively for the U.S. Government, particularly the General Land Office and the U.S. Geological Survey. Learn More...
References
OCLC 22806806. American Geographical Society Library 813 B-1913a.