1899 Map of San Francisco

About this map

The urban footprint of the Bay Area during the late nineteenth century is meticulously detailed in this survey, showing a landscape defined by industrial expansion and early civic development. Within the city limits, the Pueblo Lands of San Francisco and San Miguel districts are dense with street grids, while landmarks like the Presidio and the U. S. Marine Hospital guard the entrance to the Golden Gate. Across the water, the East Bay shoreline is a network of rail-dependent communities like West Berkeley, Emery, and Lorin, all connected to the massive Oakland Mole terminus and the S. P. R. R. Livermore Line. The map provides a rare look at the original shoreline and tidal marshes before decades of modern infill altered the geography of Oakland Harbor and the Deep Water Channel.