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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \n\nCONTACT:\nVicki Wiese, Visitor Services 
 Coordinator\nThe Society of California Pioneers\nTel 415-957-1849 // Fax 
 415-957-9858\ninfo@californiapioneers.org\n\nTerritorial Ambitions\nMapping 
 the Far West, 1772 - 1872\n\nThe Society of California Pioneers is pleased 
 to exhibit a selection of rare and influential maps in Territorial 
 Ambitions: Mapping the Far West, 1772-1872.  The exhibition spans the 
 period of Western exploration in the later eighteenth century, when 
 California was often depicted as an island, up until the establishment of 
 the transcontinental railroad in 1869.  During this time, vast, uncharted 
 areas west of the one-hundredth meridian were gradually explored, mapped 
 and remapped, while utopian fantasies of “lost” cities of gold, a 
 northwest passage to India, and an American Arcadia on the Pacific Slope 
 were reconciled with geographic reality.\nTerritorial Ambitions contains 
 approximately fifty maps from The Society’s collection that have never 
 before been shown publicly. The exhibition features such major works as 
 Didier-Robert De Vaugondy’s 1772 Carte de Californie, La Perouse’s 
 journal of 1785-88, and John Frémont and Charles Preuss’ 1842 Map of 
 Oregon and Upper California. There are mining maps by Edward Ord and 
 William Jackson and The Official Map of the City of San Francisco by 
 William M. Eddy. The exhibition also includes railroad maps, topographical 
 maps, bird’s eye views, nautical maps and coastal surveys. All of these 
 maps were instrumental in helping to determine the economic and political 
 future of the American West.\nThe Society of California Pioneers is the 
 state's oldest historical organization.  It was founded in 1850 by pre-Gold 
 Rush pioneers.  The Seymour Pioneer Museum, a non-profit museum operated by 
 The Society of California Pioneers, offers free educational programs to Bay 
 Area schools. Dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and enjoyment of 
 California heritage, the Society’s archives include an outstanding 
 collection of 19th and early 20th century artwork, artifacts, photographs 
 and manuscripts. The Society also houses the Alice Phelan Sullivan Library 
 and the Moore Gallery, which are open to the public by appointment. 
 \n\n\nThe Society of California Pioneers\n300 Fourth Street at Folsom\nSan 
 Francisco, CA 
 94107\n\n415-957-1859\ninfo@californiapioneers.org\nwww.californiapioneers.org\n 
  \nExhibition Dates: October 31, 2003 - May 28, 2004\nMuseum Hours: Weds 
 – Friday, and the 1st Saturday of each Month 10am– 4pm\nGeneral 
 Admission $3; Students & Seniors $1\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/27363.php
SUMMARY:Territorial Ambitions: Mapping the Far West
LOCATION:300 Fourth Street at Folsom\nSan Francisco, CA 94107
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/27363.php
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