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    Joseph Hutchins Colton, 1855, California. Colored, about 15 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches. A well detailed and handsome very early county map with each county separately colored, showing settlements, towns, cities, mountains, rivers and roads. Includes an inset of San Francisco and a handsome decorative border. Becoming quite scarce. $325  Seldom available, so we recommend that you place your name on the waiting list for this map. 

(The map is a uniform color.  The brown area at center of the picture is created from joining three scans)

The following three maps by A. J. Johnson published in different editions of his World Atlas show a wonderful progression of the development of the south west.  The maps are similar in color and size, while the State and Territory boundaries reflect the evolution of the period.   The #3 map in the listing is becoming increasingly scarce.

(1) A. J. Johnson, c. 1864, California and the Territories of  New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah. Hand colored. About 17 by 24iinches.  Detailed early county (each differently colored) map showing landforms, early settlements and towns, rail and stage routes. Includes a decorative border.   Different editions of the identical map may have a slightly different decorative border to the one pictured.    $325  

(2) A. J. Johnson, c. 1862, California and the Territories of  New Mexico and Utah.  Nevada  is shown as recently split from Utah and both are not yet in there final shape.  Arizona is a subset of New Mexico.  Interestingly, the division between Arizona and New Mexico is horizontal and not vertical as in the present day configuration.  $550

(3) A. J. Johnson, c. 1860 and 1861, California and the Territories of  New Mexico and Utah.  Present day Nevada has not been established and is still a part of Utah Territory, and present day Arizona has not been established and is still a part of New Mexico territory.  $1,100

The above three maps are seldom available, (especially the latter two), so we recommend that you place your name on the waiting list for any of them.

    Samuel Augustus Mitchell, c. 1867. California. Colored, about 14 by 11 1/2 inches. A wonderful county map naming towns, cities, roads, rails and landforms.  This map also has an inset of San Francisco Bay and Vicinity, as well as another inset of Great Salt Lack Country Utah.    Mitchell's maps are some of the more attractive maps from this period, this map is enhanced with a decorative "garland" of flowers which provides a handsome border, making this an especially attractive map. Different editions of the same map have a slightly different decorative border.   $225 

  George Cram, 1884-1899, California.  The map shown is in printed color, each county separately colored.   It measures about 18  by 12 1/2 inches and is a detailed county map depicting landforms, counties, rail road lines, cities and towns.  Maps such as these came from the first widely used atlases published for family use in America.  Different editions are slightly differently colored.  $45

Rand McNally, c. 1895-1911,  California.  Printed color, each county separately colored, about 12 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches. A detailed map depicting landforms, counties, rail road lines, cities and towns.  No road system is shown as yet.  The extensive rail system evidences its importance.    Also includes a table (not shown in picture) on the left and right of the map of land area, counties and chief cities.  The technology used to develop these maps was so advanced that they at once made all competitors maps obsolete.  $25
    

(Because of the size of our scanner, the margins appear to be cut off in the picture, however the map is complete.)

    Matthew Northrup, c. 1900, Northern California. Printed color, about 10 1/2 by 15 inches. A very fine "modern" looking map with a "piano key" border. The map depicts landforms, including contours showing elevations above sea level. Includes counties, rail lines, roads, cities and towns. Includes insets of Yosemite Valley, and San Francisco and vicinity. $45

(The map is a uniform green color.  The brown line at center of the picture is created from joining two scans)

Matthew Northrup's Century Atlas, c. 1900, Southern California. Printed color, about 10 1/2 by 15 inches. A very fine "modern" looking map with a "piano key" border. The map depicts landforms, including contours showing elevations above sea level. Includes counties, rail lines, roads, cities and towns.  Includes an inset of Los Angeles and vicinity, San Diego and vicinity, and finally, Yosemite National Park.   $45 

Dodd Meade and Company, c. 1903, California. Printed color, about 8 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches. A very "modern" looking map with excellent detail. The map depicts landforms and includes counties, rail lines, cities and towns. $15 

City Plans

City plans are listed in alphabetical order

Sacramento, George Cram, c.1890. Colored, about 9 by 13 inches. A street plan of the city naming streets and important buildings. Shows the Sacramento River and the rail lines. $40

San Francisco, George Cram, c.1890. Colored, about 11 by 9 1/4 inches. A street plan of the eastern part of the city naming streets and important buildings. Shows the bay, harbor and the rail lines. $30

    San Francisco, Rand McNally, c. 1900. Colored, about 12 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches. A street plan of the eastern part of the city naming streets and important buildings. Shows the bay, harbor and the rail lines. $30