Tuesday
Jul082014

1887 Map of San Bernardino

The above map of San Bernardino is surrounded by more than 25 buildings that were erected before 1887.

At the bottom is a numbered listing of buildings and cultural features that are highlighted on the map.

To give you a better idea of the detailed workmanship, one of the buildings has been enlarged.

You can see an enlarged view of all the buildings in Photo Histories, Architecture of San Bernardino - 1887:

Above you can see a small section of the map that has been enlarged showing the location of the Stewart Hotel (No. 10 on the map).  Also shown are the St. Charles Hotel (No. 6), the National Hotel (No. 7), the King House (No. 8) and the S. B. Brewery (No. 9).

The original lithograph is over 290 MB and can be enlarged several time to reveal minute detail. Unfortunately, it is too large to put on this website.  

You may view all of the intricate details of this lithograph in a very large copy (5 Ft x 4 Ft) that hangs in the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum.