Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica map, 1840s

Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica map, 1840s

This Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica map from the 1840s (specifically a diseño: a rough map required to accompany Spanish and Mexican land grant petitions), shows perhaps the earliest depiction of Topanga Canyon.

1840s

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