Kellersberger's Map is a

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map created in 1854 of Rancho San Antonio on the northeastern shore lands, the ''Contra Costa'' of San Francisco Bay, in present day

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. The area surveyed today comprises the entire extent of the cities of

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and Albany, and the northern part of Oakland, including its downtown and waterfront. The map can be seen here
1854 Map of the Vicente & Domingo Peralta Ranchos, Lithographed by Britton & Rey, courtesy of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc.
Kellersberger's Map was created by surveyor Julius Kellersberger in order to facilitate the subdivision of a portion of the

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lands of the Alta California era Rancho San Antonio following the

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and

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hood. Kellersberger had previously surveyed a map of the original claimed extent of the city of Oakland.

List of plots

The following is a partial list of the subdivision plots on Kellersberger's Map together with the names of their original claimants: * 57 – Peter Mathews (Ireland), * 58 – Peter Mathews, * 60 – Jean Noel, * 62 – Juan Ysunza (Chile), * 63 – Rosario Sisterna (Chile), * 64 – Michael Curtis (Ireland), * 65 – Francois Pioche (France via Chile), * 67 – Francois Pioche, * 68 –

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, * 69 – George M. Blake, * 70 – James Leonard (Ireland), * 71 – William Hillegass, * 78 – Joseph Irving, * 89 – Jacob Irving, * City of Oakland, acreage unspecified * Vicente Peralta Reserve, {{convert, 7001, acre, km2 *

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Reserve, acreage unspecified

References

* ''Map of the Ranchos of Vincente and Domingo Peralta Containing 16,970.68 Acres'', Surveyed by Julius Kellersberger, originally filed January 21, 1857, Recorder's Office of Alameda County, re-filed June 22, 1870.

External links

''Kellersberger's Map of Oakland'', filed September 2, 1853, reproduced in case of ''London & San Francisco Bank Limited. v. City of Oakland'' 90 F1d 691 (1898)
History of Alameda County, California Geography of Alameda County, California Geography of Berkeley, California Mexican California Geography of Oakland, California History of the San Francisco Bay Area 19th century in Berkeley, California

List of plots

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