Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the California category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1920 Progressive Map of Fresno County, California

An appealing c. 1920 map of Fresno County, California by the Progressive Map Service. Printed in blue ink, this pocket map covers all of Fresno County broken up into land plats by the state survey. The city of Fresno is located at center. Today, Fresno is California's third largest city. This map is notable as one of the few map of Fresno actually published in Fresno. One of the great navigator George Vancouver's most important and influential maps, this is the 1799 general reconnaissance of the west coast of America from San Diego to Kodiak Island, Alaska. At last the west coast of America, particular the Pacific Northwest, appears on the map much as it is in reality. A fine example of Francois E. Matthes' 1930 topographical survey map of the spectacular Yosemite National Park, California. The map covers the entire park along with surrounding areas from Stanislaus National Forest to Mono Lake and the Mono National Forest. The map also features the boundary lines between Mariposa and Madera Counties and Tuolumne and Mono Counties. The Yosemite National Park limits are also marked. A fine example of Francois E. Matthes' 1930 map of the glacial and postglacial deposits in the spectacular Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Centered on the Merced River, this map covers the region along the Yosemite from Elephant Rock as far east as Clouds Rest. The altitude of principal points is noted in the top left quadrant along with an inset index map. A fine example of Francois E. Matthes' 1930 map of the spectacular Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Centered on the Merced River, this map covers the Yosemite Valley along the from Elephant Rock as far east as Clouds Rest. The altitude of principal points is noted in the top left quadrant along with an inset index map. A fine example of Francois E. Matthes' 1930 generalized geologic map of the spectacular Yosemite National Park region, California. The map covers the region from the Ten Lakes to Peregoy Meadow in and from the Aspen Valley to Mt. Florence. Throughout countless well-known Yosemite sites are noted, including Sentinel Rock, Old Inspiration Point, and Eagle Peak as well as various lakes, meadows, trails, mountain passes, rivers and creeks. A fine example of Francois E. Matthes' 1930 geological survey map of the spectacular Ancient Glaciers of the Yosemite Valley, California. Centered on Liberty Cap, the map depicts the ice streams of the Wisconsin glaciation and covers from Mammoth peak to the south fork of the Merced River. Throughout countless well known Yosemite sites are noted, including old Inspiration point, Pinoche Peak Trail, and Half Dome, as well as various peaks, meadows, trails, mountain passes, rivers and creeks. A rare heavy stock issue of the 1898 edition of the U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map of San Pablo Bay, California. San Pablo Bay is the extension of San Francisco Bay that lies to the north of the Golden Gate and includes the port cities of San Rafael, Richmond, San Pablo, and Vallejo. This is a fine example of the U.S. Coast Survey work at its highest expression, combing the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey teams to offer both extraordinary nautical and inland detail. A c. 1930s pocket map of the city of San Francisco by the Bekins Van and Storage Co. shows all major streets, piers, parks and cemeteries. It covers San Francisco from the Masonic Cemetery in the south to Fort Point in the north and from Great Highway in the west to Water Front Street in the east. A c. 1940s folding map of the city of San Francisco by Rand McNally shows all major streets, parks, cemetery, squares and peaks. It covers San Francisco from Fort Point (Golden Gate Bridge) in the north to Lake Merced in the south and from the Great Highway in the west to Waterfront Street in the east. The top right corner of the map contains an inset of the Downtown Business District. Shows a large proposted land fill around South Basin and Hunter's Point. An uncommon 1855 map of South Farallon Island, California. The Farallon Islands are a group of islands and sea stacks in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco, California, USA. They lie 27 miles (43 km) outside the Golden Gate and 20 miles (32 km) south of Point Reyes, and are visible from the mainland on clear days. A fine example of the scarce 2nd edition of Johnson�s map of the southwestern United States printed in 1861. The map covers from the 42nd parallel south to the Mexico border and from the Pacific to include most of Colorado. In the second edition of this map Johnson made significant changes, adding some territorial borders and eliminating others to accommodate the ephemeral political situation of the period. The scarcest and most historically significant of A. J. Johnson�s southwest series. This is the 1860 first edition of A. J. Johnson and Ross C. Browning�s map of California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. The map covers from the 42nd parallel south to the Mexico border and from the Pacific to modern day Colorado. A lovely petite c. 1860 view of San Francisco by W. L. Ormsby. This small but beautifully view shows the city and Harbor of San Francisco with military in the surrounding hills. This was engraved at the height of San Francisco�s population boom just following the California Gold Rush. Drawn and engraved by Waterman L. Ormsby. Ormsby was an engraver, counterfeiter, and artist living in San Francisco in the mid-19th century. One of the great navigator George Vancouver�s beautiful maps, this 1799 chart focuses on the rugged coastline of British Columbia and southern Alaska panhandle. This is the first truly accurate and detailed reconnaissance of this forbidding coastline. Queen Charlotte Island and Prince of Wales Island see their full shores mapped in detail for the first time. An extraordinary map, this is Covens and Mortier�s 1708 reissue of De L�Isle�s landmark 1700 mapping of North America. Covers the continent of North America from the Baffin Bay southwards as far as the Spanish Main, westwards to Cape Mendocino, and eastwards to include the Azores and the Sargasso Sea. This is an exceptionally rare and early map of San Diego Bay, California, and San Blas, Mexico, published in 1825 by order of Senor Don Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of the Republic of Mexico. Essentially two maps on a single sheet, this map highlights the starting point (San Blas) an ending point (San Diego) of the Spanish supply route to southern California. The upper map focuses on San Diego Bay, covering the region from Puerto Falso (Mission Harbor) to Punta de Arena. A map that fundamentally impacted the cartographic history of America, this is the 1698 Friar Hennepin map of North America. Covering all of North America from the Equator to the Arctic, this map is remarkable on a number of levels including its depiction of California as an Island, the addition of Terre de Iesso in the extreme northwest, the presence of Lake Apalache in the southeast, the inclusion of Lake Parima and El Dorado in South America, and the suggestion of a Northwest Passage. This is an unusual 1810 map of Mexico and the United States by the French cartographer J. B. Tardieu. Depicts all of Mexico and much of the United States shortly following the acquisition of Louisiana but prior to the acquisition of Florida, Texas and Upper California. This map exhibits a curious ephemeral mapping of the American Southwest based upon the Dominguez-Escalante expedition of 1776 and 1777 and Zebulon Pike's expedition of 1806. An unusual map of San Francisco Peninsula and part of San Francisco Bay dating to 1907. This map was published by the U.S. Geological Survey following the terrible San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1806. This natural disaster, comparable to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, is considered the largest is California History. This map highlights the developed parts of San Francisco most damaged by the fire in red ink. It also shows the water conduits that supply the city.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1920 Progressive Map of Fresno County, California