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Map no. 3. Salt marsh and tide lands situate in the city and county of San Francisco. To be sold at public auction by order of the Board of Tide Land Commissioners by Talbert & Leet, auctioneers, at their sales rooms no. 526 California Street, San Francisco. Sale to commence Friday Nov. 26th, 1869.
Rare cadastral and Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way tidal lands map of Mission Bay.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1869$3,400 Add to cart -
Map of the Avenue leading to Golden Gate Park Showing the Proposed Plan of Improvement, Together with that of the Entrance to the Park
1872 William Hammond Hall map of the Panhandle.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1872$250 Add to cart -
[Pair of views] Rade et Ville de Sincapour & Rade de Sincapour prise de la maison du Gouverneur
Two of the earliest obtainable views of Singapore.
Place/Date: Paris / 1846$7,000 Add to cart -
Colton’s Map of the Oil District of West Virginia and Ohio
Mapping an early American oil boom: rare first state of Colton’s Map of West Virginia and Ohio.
Cartographer(s): Joseph Hutchins ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1865$3,600 Add to cart -
West Indies. New Chart shewing the Routes of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company’s Ships.
The communications lifeline of the British Caribbean: an unrecorded map of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company’s Ships to the West Indies.
Cartographer(s): George Edward MadeleyPlace/Date: London / 1850$2,500 Add to cart -
Mount Diablo, Historic Meridian Mountain, and Routes of Motorways to Summit
Excellent Worthington Gates bird’s-eye-view of the East Bay and Mt. Diablo.
Cartographer(s): Worthington GatesPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1916$575 Add to cart -
Map of Arabia illustrative of W.G. Palgrave’s Journey in 1862-63
19th century map of the Arabian Peninsula with important contemporary political divisions.
Cartographer(s): Macmillan & Co.Place/Date: London / 1865$500 Add to cart -
The up to date map of San Francisco: from latest U. S. Gov. and official surveys.
Scarce pocket map by the famous August Chevalier.
Cartographer(s): August ChevalierPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1915$975 Add to cart -
Map of the Spring Valley Water Works compiled from actual surveys
Bringing water from Calaveras Reservoir to Crystal Springs – Spring Valley Water Works pipe line map.
Cartographer(s): Rare Maps by Hermann SchüsslerPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1876$500 Add to cart -
General Map of the Surveys for the San Francisco Water Supply made under the direction of the Board of Supervisors…
Large, impressive San Francisco water supply system map.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1875$600 Add to cart -
Map of a Reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River, and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory Of Utah…
One of the seminal cartographic achievements for the mapping of the West, professionally backed on sturdy linen.
Place/Date: New York / 1851$650 Add to cart -
Map of the Great Salt Lake And Adjacent Country in the Territory Of Utah. Surveyed in 1849 and 1850…
“Scientific cartography of the Territory of Utah may be said to date from the appearance of this map.” – Wheat
Place/Date: New York / 1852$850 Add to cart -
Map of Western Palestine from surveys conducted for The Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. By Lieuts. C. R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener, R. E. Reduced from the one inch map in twenty six sheets. Special Edition Illustrating The New Testament also The Talmud and Josephus (after the birth of Jesus)…
Special edition 1882 New Testament-themed map of Western Palestine.
Cartographer(s): Claude R. Conder & Horatio KitchenerPlace/Date: London / 1882$1,000 Add to cart -
General Map of the Spring Valley Water Works Hermann F.A. Schussler Chief Engineer. 1899
A famous engineer’s plan for supplying water to San Francisco at the turn of the century.
Cartographer(s): Rare Maps by Hermann SchüsslerPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1889$700 Add to cart -
San Francisco. From California Street. Drawn from a Daguerreotype, the property of Eugene Delessert, Esq.re
Spectacular Gold Rush era view of San Francisco published in Paris.
Cartographer(s): Joseph LemercierPlace/Date: Paris / ca. 1855$8,000 Add to cart -
Railroad Map of the City of San Francisco California
1867 railroad map of San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1867$925 Add to cart -
Railroad Map of the City of San Francisco California
Documenting a rapidly expanding city: 1866 map of San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1866$975 Add to cart -
Williams New Trans-Continental Map of The Pacific R.R. and Routes of Overland Travel To Colorado, Nebraska, The Black Hills, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana California and the Pacific Coast
1876 Pacific Railroad map with references to notorious stagecoach robber Black Bart.
Cartographer(s): Henry T. WilliamsPlace/Date: New York / 1876$2,400 Add to cart -
Californien. Veröffentlicht von der Einwanderungs-gesellschaft von Californien. (“The Immigration Association of California.”) San Francisco. No. 10 California Str. (wrapper title)
1882 Guide for German immigrants with up-to-date California rail routes.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1882$750 Add to cart -
Plat of the Pueblo Lands of San Francisco finally confirmed to the City Of San Francisco. Surveyed under instructions from the U.S. Surveyor General by F. von Leicht, U. S. Dep. Surv. in December 1883 Containing 17754 36/100 Acres
Von Leicht’s historic 1883 survey confirming the boundaries of San Francisco, including land grants.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1887On Hold Read more
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Map of Mexico & California Compiled from the latest authorities by Juls Hutawa Lithr. Second St. 45 St, Louis, Mo. 2nd Edition 1863
Hutawa’s mysterious 1863 map of the American West: an icon in St Louis publishing history and a forerunner of the Santa Fe mining industry.
Cartographer(s): Julius HutawaPlace/Date: St. Louis / 1863Read more -
General Chart Embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco
Ringgold’s famous Gold Rush-era sea chart of the entrance to San Francisco Bay with an illustration of the Golden Gate trompe l’oeil.
Cartographer(s): Cadwalader RinggoldPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850Read more -
41st Assembly District Showing its Election Precincts, City and County of San Francisco
A rarity of San Francisco — unrecorded 1888 precinct map of the Marina and Pacific Heights with mysterious East Van Ness.
Cartographer(s): Dakin Publishing CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1888Read more -
The American Union Railroad Map Of The United States, British Possessions, West Indies, Mexico, And Central America. 1871. Published by Haasis & Lubrecht, 107 Liberty Street, New York. Smith & McDougal, Electrotypers, 82 Beekman Street, New York.
First edition of Haasis & Lubrecht’s iconic map of an America connected by rail.
Cartographer(s): Haasis & LubrechtPlace/Date: New York / 1871Read more -
Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela
A map of American potential; a map that points towards a great, but still unfulfilled future.
Cartographer(s): The Colton Mapmaking CompanyPlace/Date: New York / 1850Read more -
Map of the City of San Francisco, full and complete to the present date. Compiled by Wm. M. Eddy, City Surveyor. January 15th, 1851
A unique and unrecorded variant of William M. Eddy’s iconic 1851 Red Line Map of San Francisco. With evidence of ownership by the great San Franciscan jurist Samuel Wirth Holladay, the first known civil rights lawyer to fight for African-American rights in California.
Cartographer(s): William EddyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1851Read more -
City of San Francisco from Rincon Point Tinted lithographed by C. Parsons N.Y., Deld by F.N. Otis M.D. Surgeon In USM Steamship COS Service, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855, by F.N. Otis in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York
Before Salesforce Tower: one of the finest and rarest early views of San Francisco.
Place/Date: New York / 1855Read more -
Plan of the Sewerage System of Sacramento
The underbelly of a growing city: 1877 sewer map of Sacramento, CA.
Cartographer(s): AnonymousPlace/Date: Sacramento / ca. 1877Read more -
Colton’s Map of the United States of America Showing the Country from the Atlantic to the Pacific
G.W. & C.B. Colton’s first U.S.-centric coast-to-coast map of the United States.
Cartographer(s): The Colton Mapmaking CompanyPlace/Date: New York / 1867Read more -
Generalkort over Danmark
Colonel J.H. Mansa’s wall map of a Denmark reeling from its devastating Prussian defeat.
Cartographer(s): Jacob Henrik MansaPlace/Date: Copenhagen / 1875Read more -
A New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining. Compiled from the most recent authorities
Samuel Augustus Mitchell’s definitive chart of the American West: a quintessential guide for those drawn to the frontier.
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus MitchellPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1846Read more -
Palace Hotel. San Francisco.
A scarce and evocative view of the Palace Hotel: a monument to celebrate San Francisco’s coming-of-age.
Cartographer(s): Berghaus & SchimpfPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1880Read more -
Map of Cook County Illinois.
Rare Cook County wall map showing pre-Fire Chicago in exceptional detail.
Place/Date: Chicago / 1862Read more -
Carte pittoresque & maritime de l’Europe: indiquant la division des Etats, les routes et chemins de fer…
Excellent large-format folding map of Europe with city views and figures in local dress.
Place/Date: Paris / 1851Read more -
A General Map of the Russian Empire Divided into the Fifty Provinces, Showing Neighboring Domains and Highways.
The Russian Empire at its height of expansion just before the Napoleonic Invasion.
Cartographer(s): Alexsandr Dmitrievich SavinkovPlace/Date: St. Petersburg / 1809Read more -
Prospetto della situazione delle dogane e posti di guardia dépendti. dalle sei direzione provinciali de D.I. in Sicilia.
Unusual map of Sicily with a rich array of information.
Cartographer(s): Francesco ArancioPlace/Date: Palermo / First edition 1845Read more -
Neueste Post-u. Eisenbahn Karte der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America.
Rare German pocket map with inset showing California gold fields and unusual boundaries.
Cartographer(s): Sigmund BeyerleinPlace/Date: Nürnberg / 1856Read more -
Carte du Dahomey pour suivre les opérations militaires…
The Fall of the Kingdom of Dahomey: an unrecorded theater of war map for French colonial Africa.
Cartographer(s): Garnier FrèresPlace/Date: Paris / 1892Read more -
Planisphère élémentaire et illustré indiquant la description géographique des parties connues de la terre…
Whales, Bears, and Mountains: a superb mid-19th century French world map with compelling illustrations.
Place/Date: Paris / 1853Read more -
India int. Gangem merid., India ext. Gangem, Sinarum situs.
Locating Ptolemy on a contemporary map: 19th century map of India and Southeast Asia with classical references.
Cartographer(s): Christian Gottlieb ReichardPlace/Date: Nuremberg / 1827Read more -
Sketch of the Route of Capt. Warner’s Exploring Party in the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada. During the Months of August, September, and October, 1849
Map of the Sacramento Valley detailing an important California route and the demise of Captain William Warner.
Cartographer(s): R.S. WilliamsonPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850Read more -
1906 Britton & Rey’s Map of Greater San Francisco Showing Burned District
Unrecorded map of the destruction in San Francisco, published soon after the earthquake and fire.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1906Read more -
Go ye into all The World and preach the Gospel to every creature…
Monumental 1905 T. D. Collins Missionary Map of the World (on cloth).
Place/Date: New York / 1905Read more -
[Map of Mesopotamia, for instruction in military and Ottoman geography]
Mapping the Berlin-Baghdad Railway: official Ottoman government map of Mesopotamia.
Cartographer(s): War Academy PressPlace/Date: Baghdad (?) / 1910Read more -
State of California
The finest mid-19th century atlas map of the state of California.
Place/Date: Edinburgh / 1857Read more -
Bancroft’s New Map of Central California Compiled by Wm. Henry Knight…
Handsome, separately-Issued California map with Virginia City and Comstock mining regions.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1871Read more -
Map of San Francisco showing its uneven topography and the present and proposed main conduits reservoirs and pumping plants of the Spring Valley Water Co.
Mapping San Francisco’s famous hills – an unrecorded Spring Valley Water Co. topography map.
Cartographer(s): The Union Litho. Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1908Read more -
Map showing sources and lines of Water Supply proposed for the City of San Francisco 1877
Sustaining a growing city – detailed proposal map for supplying water to San Francisco.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1877Read more -
Map of San Francisco, Showing the location of the different Distributing Reservoirs of The Spring Valley Water Works And the Districts supplied by each.
Where different San Francisco neighborhoods get their water – Spring Valley Water Works reservoir distribution map.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1877Read more -
Richardson’s New Map of the State of Texas Including Part of Mexico Compiled From Government Surveys and Other Authentic Documents…1873
With manuscript additions showing “the most significant railroad construction venture in Texas” — the Texas & Pacific Railway.
Cartographer(s): Rare Maps by William RichardsonPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1873Read more -
Colton’s New Topographical Map of the Eastern Portion of the State of North Carolina with Part of Virginia and South Carolina from the latest and best authorities.
Rare and important contemporary Civil War map of the Carolina coast Union blockade.
Place/Date: New York / 1861Read more -
Mapa de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Stunning late 19th century map of Uruguay with large inset of Montevideo.
Cartographer(s): Escuela de Artes y OficiosPlace/Date: Montevideo / ca. 1884Read more -
Bancroft’s Official Guide Map of the City and County of San Francisco, Compiled from Official Sources in Surveyor’s Office…1883
Map of San Francisco issued on occasion of the Knights Templar Parade of 1883.
Cartographer(s): The Bancroft CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1883Read more -
Karte von Palätina oder dem heiligen Lande nach ältern und den neuesten besten Quellen entworfen zum Studium der heiligen Schrift und zum Gebrauche für Schulen eingerichtet von Dr. Carl Beiling Director, Mitglied m . gel. Gesellschaften
Gorgeous and rare large-format map of the Holy Land with a plan of Jerusalem.
Cartographer(s): Carl BeilingPlace/Date: Munich / 1843Read more -
Map showing changes on the Water Front of the City and County of San Francisco made by proposed Thoroughfare and System of Piers. T. J. Arnold. Chief Engineer of Board of State Harbor Commissioners.
Constructing San Francisco’s Embarcadero – 1877 map of proposed changes to the waterfront.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1877Read more -
Map Showing the Water Front of the City and County of San Francisco. as established by the Board of State Harbor Commissioners, the Governor of the State of California, and the Mayor of the City & County of San Francisco. September 12th, 1877.
Large 1877 map of the San Francisco waterfront.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1877Read more -
Official Map of Sacramento County, California. Compiled from Official Surveys by J. C. Boyd, County Surveyor. 1903
Fabulous turn-of-the-century property map of Sacramento County.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1903Read more -
[Marin County]
Excellent 1914 C.F. Weber map of Marin County
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1914Read more -
Faust’s Map & Guide of San Francisco
Attractive 1882 folding map of San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1882Read more -
The Sacramento Valley from The American River to Butte Creek, Surveyed & Drawn by Order of Gen.l Riley…by Lieut Derby…September & October 1849
Important 1849 map of the Sacramento Valley & California Gold Region
Cartographer(s): George Horatio DerbyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1849Read more -
Land Value Maps: Bureau of Appraisal, City and County of San Francisco, James F. Stafford, Superintendent, 1926-1927
Land value maps of San Francisco 1927.
Cartographer(s): James F. StaffordPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
Sicilia ossia Reali Domini al di là del Faro
Detailed pre-Risorgimento map of Sicily.
Cartographer(s): B. MarzollaPlace/Date: Naples / 1853Read more -
Map of Oregon and Upper California from the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and Other Authorities
Frémont & Preuss mapping the West
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1848Read more -
Pacific Coast from San Francisco to Point Arena California…
Detailed 1901 sea chart of the California coast, from San Francisco to Point Arena.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1901Read more -
4 San Francisco water supply maps
Four 1875 city water supply maps for San Francisco, engraved by the famous George Baker.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1875Read more -
Plat of the Sutro Gift for a Highway
1897 proposal for new rights of way around Laguna Honda reservoir
Cartographer(s): Geo E. Gresley-JacksonPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1897Read more -
Bancroft’s Official Guide Map of the City and County of San Francisco, Compiled from Official Sources in Surveyor’s Office…1873
Bancroft’s iconic Blue-line map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): The Bancroft CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1873Read more -
Map of the City of San Francisco with its additions, Showing Two of the Routes for the Introduction of Water by the Mountain Lake Water Company. As Surveyed By Henry S. Dexter C. E. December 1851
Extremely rare 1851 map illustrating San Francisco’s first water project.
Place/Date: New York / 1851Read more -
View of Great Salt Lake City
Important early view of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Place/Date: Walla Walla (Washington Territory) / 1867Read more -
Plate XVI from Atlas severnoi chasti Vostochnago Okeana [Atlas of the Northern Part of the Pacific Ocean]
Documenting Russian settlement in North America – rare map of south Kodiak Island with inset view of Pavlov’s Harbor.
Cartographer(s): Gavril Andreevich SarychevPlace/Date: St. Petersburg / 1826Read more -
[proof state] Carte topographique de la Palestine / Dressée d’après la carte topographique levée par le savant Jacotin…
Unrecorded proof state of the Vandermaelen-Jacotin map of Palestine.
Place/Date: Brussels / 1847Read more -
Map of Oregon and Upper California from the surveys of John Charles Fremont and others authorities drawn by Charles Preuss…1848
“The one great general map of 1848 was that of Fremont and Preuss…” – Wheat
Place/Date: Baltimore / 1848Read more -
Map Of San Francisco Showing The Water Service Of Spring Valley Water Works. Distributing Reservoirs, Districts Supplied By Each And Location Of Principal Distributing Mains, Contour Lines, Showing Elevation Above Water & Fire Department And Fire Patrol Buildings.
Important pre-1906 earthquake water system map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1894Read more -
North Pacific
Striking sea chart of the northern Pacific Ocean with large inset of Hawaii and Pearl Harbor.
Cartographer(s): James Imray & SonPlace/Date: London / 1873Read more -
Ansight von San Francisco 1877.
1877 bird’s-eye-view of San Francisco with advertisements for German businesses.
Cartographer(s): Philo Jacoby's "California State Almanac"Place/Date: San Francisco / 1877Read more -
Carte Nouvelle du Mexique du Texas et d’une Partie des Etats Limitrophes
Brué’s landmark map of the West with the Republic of Texas — first use of ‘Texas’ in the title
Cartographer(s): Adrien-Hubert BruéPlace/Date: Paris / 1840Read more -
Map of Upper California by the U.S. Ex. Ex. and Best Authorities
1841 pre-Fremont map of the West
Cartographer(s): Charles WilkesPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1841Read more -
Map of the City & County of San Francisco
Fascinating 1927 wall map of San Francisco with new additions, including Golden Gate Heights and St. Mary’s Park.
Cartographer(s): H. A. CandrianPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1927Read more -
Rollandet’s Map of the City of Denver Colorado — Fourth Edition– February 1st, 1889
Rare 1889 map of Denver with vignettes of important buildings
Cartographer(s): Edward RollandetPlace/Date: Denver / 1889Read more -
W. Rose’s Revised Chart of the Comstock Mines and Sutro Tunnel, State of Nevada
Map of the Comstock Mines and Sutro Tunnel – A remarkable image from the Nevada Silver Rush
Cartographer(s): W. RosePlace/Date: San Francisco / 1878Read more -
Railroad map of the United States, showing the through lines of communication from the Atlantic to the Pacific, together with the various steamship lines along the seaboard. Copyright 1886 by Wm. M. Bradley & Bro.
Detailed 19th century map of U.S. rail and steamship lines
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr.Place/Date: Philadelphia / 1886Read more -
Map of Western Palestine from surveys conducted for The Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. By Lieuts. C. R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener, R. E. Reduced from the one inch map in twenty six sheets. Special Edition Illustrating The Divisions of The Natural Drainage And the Mountain Ranges…
Large 1882 Special Edition of Kitchener & Conder’s famous Map of Western Palestine.
Cartographer(s): Claude R. Conder & Horatio KitchenerPlace/Date: London / 1882Read more -
City and County of San Francisco compiled from official surveys and sectioned in accordance with U.S. surveys
Rare 1861 first edition of Wackenreuder’s famous map of San Francisco.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1861Read more -
Correct Map of the Railway & Steamship lines operated by the Southern Pacific Company…
A seemingly unrecorded special edition of the Southern Pacific Railway’s large-format promotional map, prepared especially for German-speaking immigrants, with a large side map of Texas
Cartographer(s): Poole Bros.Place/Date: Chicago / ca. 1885Read more -
Report upon the San Francisco and Ocean Shore Railroad Company, California
1881 map of proposed San Francisco and Ocean Shore Railroad
Cartographer(s): E. Wells Sackett & RankinPlace/Date: New York / 1881Read more -
Map of the lines of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company RMH
Attractive mid-1920s Northwestern Pacific Railroad map
Cartographer(s): Northwestern Pacific RailroadPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1925Read more -
Hiking map of Marin County
1925 Northwestern Pacific Railroad promotional hiking map of Marin County.
Cartographer(s):Place/Date: San Francisco / 1925Read more -
San Antonio Creek California
1857 United States Coast Survey map of old San Antonio Creek watershed and Oakland.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1857Read more -
Il Texas, la ferrovia Nuova York-Texas-Messicana. Il Texas e la colonizzazione italiana della costa del Texas.
Rare Texas railroad pamphlet promoting Italian emmigration
Cartographer(s): Henman & SonsPlace/Date: London / 1881Read more -
Map of Santa Clara County showing topography, geography, post offices, school houses, county roads, etc. Compiled for the San Jose Board of Trade
Map of Santa Clara County with Bay Area inset
Cartographer(s): H.X. Van de CasteelePlace/Date: San Jose / 1887Read more -
Nuova California (Stati Uniti dell’America Settentrionale)
1851 California Gold Rush region map published in Italy.
Cartographer(s): B. MarzollaPlace/Date: Naples / 1851Read more -
Colton’s California and Nevada
1873 Colton California and Nevada with extended San Bernadino County
Cartographer(s): George Woolworth Colton and Charles B. ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1873Read more -
No. 3 Map of North America Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell’s School and Family Geography
Early edition of Mitchell & Young’s North America with Independent Texas
Place/Date: Philadelphia / 1839Read more -
No. 15 Map of Oregon and Upper California
1846 school atlas map of Oregon and Upper California
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus MitchellPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1846Read more -
Plano de la Ciudad de Santiago de Chile
Nineteenth century town plan of Santiago, Chile.
Cartographer(s): Carlos BrandtPlace/Date: Santiago / ca. 1878Read more -
Bancroft’s Official Guide Map of City and County of San Francisco, Compiled from Official Maps in Surveyor’s Office
Fine example of Bancroft’s pocket map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): The Bancroft CompanyPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1887Read more -
Map Showing The Pacific Railways and Their Branches. Prepared for the United States Pacific Railway Commission
Detailed 1887 Colton railroad map with color-coded routes
Cartographer(s): George Woolworth Colton and Charles B. ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1887Read more -
Colton’s Map of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico
1863 Colton map of the Southwest with earliest Nevada-Arizona border.
Cartographer(s): George Woolworth Colton and Charles B. ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1863Read more -
Carte Générale Du Théâtre De La Guére dans les États-Unis de L’Amérique avec Une Carte du Mexique pour suivre les Opérations Militaires
French map of the United States with California Gold Region
Cartographer(s): A. Bes & F. DubreuilPlace/Date: Paris / ca. 1850Read more -
California
Cram’s end of 19th century California map with color-coded rail lines and Bay Area inset
Cartographer(s): George F. CramPlace/Date: Chicago / ca. 1894Read more -
Map of the Central Pacific Railroad and its Connections
1871 Central Pacific Railroad map surrounded by vignettes of the West
Cartographer(s): Central Pacific RailroadPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1871Read more -
Trans-Continental Tourist, Containing a Full and Authentic Description of Over Five Hundred Cities…
Crofutt’s 1874 promotional guide with splendid map of transcontinental routes
Cartographer(s): George A. CrofuttPlace/Date: New York / 1874Read more -
Map of the City and County of San Francisco. Compiled from official surveys and engraved expressly for the San Francisco Health Department
1898 Public Health Department map of San Francisco
Cartographer(s): San Francisco Health DepartmentPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1898Read more -
New Map of that Portion of North America, Exhibiting the United States and Territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico, also Central America, and the West India Islands
1854 Jacob Monk wall map of North America with California Gold Region – exceptional example!
Cartographer(s): Jacob MonkPlace/Date: Baltimore / 1854Read more -
Official Map of Marin County, California 1892 Compiled from Records and Surveys.
Dodge’s monumental 1892 wall map of Marin County: the greatest Marin map ever made.
Cartographer(s): George M. DodgePlace/Date: San Francisco / 1892Read more -
Map of San Francisco, California. Showing limits of the Burned Area destroyed by the Fire of April 18th-21st, 1906, following the Earthquake of April 18th, 1906
1906 Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco disaster map made weeks after earthquake.
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1Read more -
Mitchell’s New National Map Exhibiting the United States with the North American British Provinces, Sandwich Islands, Mexico and Central America, Together with Cuba and other West India Islands
Mitchell’s iconic mid-19th century wall map of the United States
Cartographer(s): Samuel Augustus MitchellPlace/Date: Philadelphia / 1858Read more -
Salt Lake City, 1887
1887 bird’s-eye-view lithograph of Salt Lake City.
Place/Date: Salt Lake City / 1887Read more -
Harbour of San Francisco California. Sketched from Beechey’s Surveys
Authoritative 1849 Gold Rush map of San Francisco Bay.
Cartographer(s): Joseph Warren ReverePlace/Date: New York / 1849Read more -
Map of North America from the Latest Authorities
Uncommon Colton map of North America with detailed gold region
Cartographer(s): Joseph Hutchins ColtonPlace/Date: New York / 1852Read more -
Sketch J No. 12 Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States from Monterey to the Columbia River in three sheets Sheet No. 1
Coast Survey chart of the Pacific Coast from Monterey to Mendocino with inset profile of the Golden Gate.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1851Read more -
Preliminary Chart of Entrance to San Francisco Bay California
Lovely hand-colored 1856 United States Coast Survey sea chart of the Bay Area.
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1856Read more -
Road Map of the Bay Counties: Compiled from the latest and most accurate official data
1907 Whitaker & Ray Bay Area road and rail map in case.
Cartographer(s): Whitaker & Ray Co.Place/Date: San Francisco / 1907Read more -
A New Map of the State of California, the Territories of Oregon, Washington, Utah & New Mexico
1853 Mitchell California with extended Utah
Place/Date: Philadelphia / 1853Read more -
Positions of the Upper and Lower Gold Mines on the South Fork of the American River, California.
1848 California gold mine map drawn by William T. Sherman
Place/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1848Read more -
Map of the City and County of San Francisco. Carefully Compiled from recent surveys, including all the new additions of Cities, Towns, and Villas, delineating the lines of Ranchos, Private Claims, Water Works, Railroads, &c. &c. Drawn for the San Francisco News Letter and the Pacific Mining Journal
Stunning 1864 map of San Francisco with detailed land grants and property boundaries
Cartographer(s): James ButlerPlace/Date: San Francisco / 1864Read more -
Britton & Rey’s Reduced Map of the State of California…With Additions Showing the Railroad System of California
Britton & Rey 1871 railroad map of California.
Place/Date: San Francisco / 1871Read more -
Map of the City of San Francisco Published by Britton & Rey
Never-folded mid-19th century map of San Francisco by Britton and Rey.
Cartographer(s): Britton & ReyPlace/Date: San Francisco / ca. 1856Read more -
Official Map of San Francisco, Compiled From The Field Notes of the Official Re-Survey made by William M. Eddy, Surveyor of the Town of San Francisco, California, 1849…
Eddy’s 1849 map — One of the earliest obtainable maps of San Francisco!
Cartographer(s): William EddyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1850Read more -
Sketch J No. 2 Mare Island Strait California
1851 United States Coast Survey map of Mare Island and Vallejo
Cartographer(s): Office of the Coast SurveyPlace/Date: Washington, D.C. / 1851Read more
