Rare first state of Colton's map of California, from Colton's Atlas of the United States. Only 6 counties in Southern California, including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Buena Vista, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Decorative border.
![Sketch of Anacapa Island In Santa Barbara Channel . . . 1854 [with] Reconnaissance of Smith's or Blunt's Island Washington . . . 1854 [J.A. Whistler engraving]](/map/small/70293.jpg)
Whistler's Seagulls -- Earliest Known Engraving Work By James Abott MacNeil Whistler An extremely important set of maps of from the California Coastline, being the first known example of the engraving work of James Abbott MacNeill Whistler, who would...
Interesting view showing a dry lake bed on the Arizona/California Border. The view was engraved by Charles Koppel for the Reports of Explorations and Surveys To Ascertain The Most Practicable and Economical Route For A Railroad From The Mississippi...
"Both author and illustrator are characteristically Californian, and few volumes have a truer flavor of the Mother Lode than this result of their combined efforts ... The illustrator collaborated with 'Old Block' in other volumes but this particular...
The Thomas W. Streeter - Warren Heckrotte Copy -- Rare Early California Railroad Map and Pamphlet By One of America's Most Important Railroad Engineers Rare early report on a California railroad, produced by Theodore Judah, the engineer who was the...
Scarce example of Colton's map of California, from Colton's Atlas of the United States. Hand colored by county. Only 6 counties in Southern California, including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Buena Vista, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo....
Fine Example on Thick Paper Early sketch chart, showing the Santa Barbara Channel from the Town and Mission of Santa Buenaventura (Ventura) to Point Magu and extending east to Anacapa Island and the western coastline of Santa Cruz Island. Includes...
A Nearly-Complete Run of One of the Great Rarities of California Newspaper Collecting - the Sacramento Phoenix. Ned McGowan's Initial Response to the San Francisco Vigilance Committee. A substantially complete run of fifteen issues (numbers 6-20 and...
Fine large British sea chart of the Coast of California, improved to 1897, with small corrections to 1925. The chart tracks the coast of California, showing over over 30 light houses and lights, meticulous soundings and sailing directions. Early rail...
A Nearly-Complete Run of One of the Great Rarities of California Newspaper Collecting. Ned McGowan's Continued Response to the San Francisco Vigilance Committee. A substantially complete run of sixteen issues (numbers 2-11 and 13-18, of 18 total) of...
Extremely early women's periodical, published in San Francisco. This periodical is an early example of a magazine published by women for women, founded and edited by Mrs. F. H. Day. The work is an exceptional rarity. The "most complete" example...
Striking view of Fall River near Camp 20, from the Pacific Railroad Surveys.
Scarce example of Colton's map of California, from Colton's Atlas of the United States. Hand colored by county. Only 6 counties in Southern California, including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Buena Vista, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo....
Six (of seven) issues of an important early California periodical, which ran for seven issues (from January to July of 1861). After seven issues, it merged with the recently-sold Hutchings’ Illustrated California Magazine; the combined Magazine and...
Attractive map of California, colored by county. Predates a number of Southern California Counties. Includes a detailed inset plan of San Francisco, colored by wards. Shows towns, roads, railroads, rivers, lakes, mountains, missions, etc. Decorative...
One of the Great California Plate Books. With Superb Lithographs of California's Giant Sequoias. This is the first edition, third issue (with three more plates called for by the title than the earlier issues), of Edward Vischer's great work on the...
