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Buckelew Plan (Raster Image)

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Publication Date
20240206
Title
Buckelew Plan (Raster Image)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
remote-sensing image
Collection Title
Imagined San Francisco
Publication Information
Publisher
Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
Online Linkage
http://purl.stanford.edu/pd612sw8059
Abstract
This layer is a georeferenced image of a map titles "The Harbour of San Francisco, Nueva California." Chart No. 591. From the Warren Heckrotte Auction catalog: "Very rare and important chart of San Francisco Bay, the result of the first scientific mapping of the Bay. Neil Harlow states that the chart "had a wide influence upon later maps of the area. The chart, with copies and adaptations of it, served to the end of the Mexican period and formed the substantial basis of the earliest ones produced under the American regime. It was deficient only in the region beyond Carquinez Strait..." Harlow notes the chart of the entrance contains "additional hydrographic data pertinent to entering the port and reaching the chief places of anchorage. Accompanying the chart are elevation views depicting the approaches to the bay and the hazards to navigation."
Purpose
This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
18330101
Bounding Box
West
-122.751715
East
-121.810005
North
38.226943
South
37.364653
Theme Keyword
Nautical charts
Missions
Discovery and exploration
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
San Francisco (Calif.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
City
Stanford
State
CA
Postal Code
94305
Contact Telephone
650-721-1385
Contact Electronic Mail Address
cesta_stanford@stanford.edu
Native Data Set Environment
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362
Collection
Title
Imagined San Francisco
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Title
The harbour of San Francisco, Nueva California
Type of Source Media
None
Contribution
Scanned map
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type
Pixel
Row Count
3239
Column Count
3436
Distribution Information
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20240206
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
Contact Address
City
Stanford
State or Province
CA
Postal Code
94305
Contact Voice Telephone
650-721-1385
Contact Electronic Mail Address
cesta_stanford@stanford.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998

Buckelew Plan (Raster Image)

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Buckelew Plan (Raster Image)
Originator
Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856
Publisher
Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
Publication Date
2024-02-06
Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/pd612sw8059
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Imagined San Francisco
Abstract
This layer is a georeferenced image of a map titles "The Harbour of San Francisco, Nueva California." Chart No. 591. From the Warren Heckrotte Auction catalog: "Very rare and important chart of San Francisco Bay, the result of the first scientific mapping of the Bay. Neil Harlow states that the chart "had a wide influence upon later maps of the area. The chart, with copies and adaptations of it, served to the end of the Mexican period and formed the substantial basis of the earliest ones produced under the American regime. It was deficient only in the region beyond Carquinez Strait..." Harlow notes the chart of the entrance contains "additional hydrographic data pertinent to entering the port and reaching the chief places of anchorage. Accompanying the chart are elevation views depicting the approaches to the bay and the hazards to navigation."
Purpose
This project traces the history of urban planning in San Francisco, placing special emphasis on unrealized schemes. Rather than using visual material simply to illustrate outcomes, Imagined San Francisco uses historical plans, maps, architectural renderings, and photographs to show what might have been. By enabling users to layer a series of urban plans, the project presents the city not only as a sequence of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power. Savvy institutional actors--like banks, developers, and many public officials--understood that in some cases to clearly articulate their interests would be to invite challenges. That means that textual sources like newspapers and municipal reports are limited in what they can tell researchers about the shape of political power. Urban plans, however, often speak volumes about interests and dynamics upon which textual sources remain silent. Mortgage lenders, for example, apparently thought it unwise to state that they wished to see a poor neighborhood cleared, to be replaced with a freeway onramp. Yet visual analysis of planning proposals makes that interest plain. So in the process of showing how the city might have looked, Imagined San Francisco also shows how political power actually was negotiated and exercised.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
1833-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-122.751715
East
-121.810005
North
38.226943
South
37.364653
ISO Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Place Keyword
San Francisco (Calif.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Theme Keyword
Nautical charts
Missions
Discovery and exploration
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Legal Constraints
Use Restrictions
otherRestrictions
Other Restrictions
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Collection
Collection Title
Imagined San Francisco
URL
http://purl.stanford.edu/sb872dn6361
Language
eng
Point of Contact
Contact
Stanford University. Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis
City
Stanford
Administrative Area
CA
Postal Code
94305
Email
cesta_stanford@stanford.edu
Phone
650-721-1385

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4326
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.14(3.0.1)

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Source
Title
The harbour of San Francisco, Nueva California
Identifier
https://purl.stanford.edu/cm483ht8669
Description
Scanned map

Distribution Information

Format Name
GeoTIFF
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Online Access
http://purl.stanford.edu/pd612sw8059
Protocol
http
Name
BeechyWGS.tif

Content Information

Content Type
image

Spatial Representation Information

Raster
Number of Dimensions
2
Column Count
3436
Row Count
3239
Cell Geometry Type
area
Corner Points
Point
-122.751715 37.364653
Point
-122.751715 38.226943
Point
-121.810005 38.226943
Point
-121.810005 37.364653
Center Point
-122.280860 37.795798

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
edu.stanford.purl:pd612sw8059
Parent Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/sb872dn6361.mods
Dataset URI
http://purl.stanford.edu/pd612sw8059
Metadata Date Stamp
2024-02-06
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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