Rancho La Ballona Map

Clay Stalls
William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University
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Los Angeles, CA 90045-8200
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2011
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Rancho La Ballona Map

Collection number: CSLA-11

William H. Hannon Library

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
Processed by:
Clay Stalls
Date Completed:
2007
Encoded by:
Tammi Kim
© 2011 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Rancho La Ballona Map
Dates: 1876
Collection number: CSLA-11
Creator: George Hansen and Alfredo Solano
Collection Size: 3 oversize map roll storage boxes
Repository: Loyola Marymount University. William H. Hannon Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Physical location: William H. Hannon Library
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Rancho La Ballona Map, CSLA-11, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Acquisition Information

Gift of the family of James Machado, Sr., 18 September 1998. Accession number: 1998.34.

Collection Description

This collection consists of a map hand-drawn by Los Angeles surveyors George Hansen and Afredo Solano in 1876 on linen cloth of Rancho La Ballona, which covered present-day Venice, Culver City, and West Los Angeles. The size of the map is 64 in. x 31 in.
In the 1820s, Agustín and Ygnacio Machado settled this area, which served as a cattle ranch. The map records the division of the rancho among the heirs of Agustín Machado in 1876 as the result of a lawsuit among themselves. Annotations on the map note each heir's allotment of pasture, farmland, and beachfront. Because the map is in poor condition, it is now restricted from research use. A copy (of 1:1 ratio to the original) is used for research purposes. The copy is found in Box 1ov; the original is in 2ov. There is also a photographic negative, stored in Box 3ov.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Machado, José Agustín Antonio, 1794-1865
Machado Family
Ranches -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Maps, Manuscript
Rancho La Ballona
California - Maps
Land tenure -- California -- History