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Antique rare maps of California





1

1975 - San Francisco California

  • $21.99

Decorative vintage pictorial map of San Francisco, published by Funny Funny World. The map shows the city in an absolute hustle and bustle; a game is being plaid at Candlestick Park, ships are lined up all along the waterfront, certain important...


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1984 - 샌프란시스코 항구. 극동이 시작되는 곳 [Port of San Francisco. Where the Far East Begins]

  • $14.99

Rare Korean Language Edition! Striking example of this interesting Korean language promotional map of San Francisco, published in 1984. Published by the Port of San Francisco to promote Trans-Pacific Trade, the map provides a fascinating distortion...


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1989 - Stanford University 89-90

  • $14.99

Rare separately issued vintage pictorial map of Stanford University and the surrounding areas of Palo Alto, California. Most of the major buildings of the Stanford campus are labeled. Businesses that paid the publisher have their signs and contact...


4

1990 - Silicon Valley | Apple Computer Inc.

  • $14.99

Apple's Perspective on the Silicon Valley of 1990 This wonderful pictorial map depicts the corridor running south from San Francisco to San Jose, though with no attempt at a consistent scale. The emphasis is almost entirely on the ecosystem of the...


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1656 - Le N. Mexiqve appartient a l'Espagne . . .

  • $14.99

"The first map devoted so much to California"-- Burden A little, very rare, gem of a map of California as an Island, stretching eastwards into lands little known. Many places throughout this region are named, and colonial claims are shown. A long...


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1885 - Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal

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Rare birdseye view of Avalon, on Catalina Island, which was most likely lithographed in the 1880s by Kurz & Allison, prior to the acquisition of the island by the Banning Brothers in 1892. Juan Cabrillo originally discovered and claimed Catalina...


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1888 - Map of Forster's Addition to San Juan Capistrano. Los Angeles County California. Surveyed Febr. 1888 by Frank Olmstead, C.E.

  • $14.99

Earliest Printed Map To Detail The Mission San Juan Capistrano and Environs Rare plan of the Forster Addition, within the City of San Juan Capistrano, showing the Mission San Juan Capistrano and surrounding neighborhoods. The lands covered are those...


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1888 - [Los Angeles] Southern California. Scenes About Los Angeles.

  • $14.99

Rare double page color printed image of important places in the Los Angeles area, which appeared in The WASP magazine. The views include: The Belmont and Grounds, Summer & Winter Resort. Clark & Patrick Proprietors Philadelphia Brewery,...


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1888 - [Los Angeles and San Diego] Southern California. Scenes In and About Los Angeles.

  • $14.99

Rare double-page color-printed image of important places in the San Diego and Los Angeles area, which appeared in The WASP magazine. The views include: The Burbank Villa Hotel 10 Miles from Los Angeles New-United States Hotel Los Angeles Cal....


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1890 - Chart of Santa Monica Bay California . . . 1890

  • $21.99

Fine 19th Century Sea Chart of Santa Monica Bay Detailed 4 sheet map of Santa Monica Bay, illustrating a report considering the feasibility of locating a deep water harbor in Santa Monica Bay, conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1890. The...


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1892 - Official Map of the City of Los Angeles Cal.

  • $14.99

Scarce early Cram map of Los Angeles, one of the earliest obtainable separately issued maps of Los Angeles, most likely from the Atlas of the Pacific Coast. The city is shown at a much earlier stage in its development than Cram's later map of Los...


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1894 - Subdivision Map of Anapauma Showing the Fruit Lands of David Hewes Located in Orange County, California

  • $9.99

Fine example of the original subdivision promotional map for Anapauma, California, a short-lived real estate development in Southern California promoted by David Hewes, who is perhaps most famous for having been the creator of the "Golden Spike."...


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1899 - Map of Los Angeles

  • $14.99

One of the Earliest Obtainable Separately Issued Maps of Los Angeles This is the rare Cram map of Los Angeles, showing the city roughly from Echo Park to Alameda. Detail is extensive on this street map, with many roads named in this region. To the...


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1907 - Dolgeville Storage Yard Connection at East Ladder Scheme No. 2 Los Angeles Cal. Oct. 16-07

  • $9.99

Manuscript plan for a proposed rail yard in Los Angeles, California, composed in 1907. The rail yard was probably located in the Dolgeville Subdivision of Alhambra, California. Dolgeville was named after the Alfred Dolge Manufacturing Company. This...


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1908 - Los Angeles Disputed Boundary Between New Shops Grounds and Stern Tract

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Southern Pacific Railroad Survey showing the boundary between the Stern Tract and the Southern Pacific Shop Ground, in Downtown Los Angeles. Includes the lines surveyed in August 1881, July 1899 and March 1891, the apparent basis for the dispute.


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1920 - Industrial Map of Los Angeles Harbor and Vicinity

  • $14.99

Detailed vintage map of San Pedro and western Long Beach, including the Port of Los Angeles terminals, published by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The map includes an inset of the area between Downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro, with...