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002ca: 1924 Large Map of Southern California. From Monterey to Mexico border. Commercial lithographic map by Rand McNally. Lists and shows railroads and shipping lines. Great detail on this large scale map. Principal cities listed in margin. 28x21 in. $80
005ca: 1871 Portrait of Bret Harte. This engraved portrait of author Bret Harte is from the Jan. 14, 1871 issue of "Every Saturday," a popular 19th century periodical. It is in excellent condition, and would look great in a frame! A genuine antique print produced in 1871, NOT a reproduction! 11" x 16" $30
007ca: 1888 San Francisco Public Buildings. Hand colored lithograph, six views on one page. 11-1/2x15-1/2 in. $60
008ca: 1880 Bradford map of California. Impressive hand colored map of all of California. Inset of Lower California in upper right hand corner.Decrorative margin, in good condition. Each county is colored seperately and railroads are clearly shown size: 18.5x25 in. $150
009ca: MAP - EL DORADO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. Western El Dorado County, California 1953. 33" x 21". Division of Forestry. Shows county lines, towns, roads, rivers. Excellent condition. $25
010ca: 1871 San Francisco Chinatown. Two views, Celebration of New Year and Chinese Joss-House. 11x16 in. $50
011ca: FOLDING POCKET MAP - CALIFORNIA. Complete map of California, J.C. Packard of San Diego, 1908. 2 inserts: San Francisco and Los Angeles. Excellent condition. 22" x 27" $95
012ca: 1877 "Correr El Gallo"- Sunday Sports in Southern California. This hand colored engraving shows cowboys engaging in games on the prairie. This genuine antique print is from the March, 1877 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $80
013ca: 1888 San Diego California. Black and white lithographic view of Point of Rocks. 16x12 in. $30
014ca: 1855 California Railroad Survey. Litho of Colorado Desert. Shows cavalry train crossing by U.S. Government. 11x8 in. $40
017ca: 2 1920's Movie Lobby Cards. Tinted by Paramount. Two scenes of very early silent films. Both 14x11 in. $60
018ca: 1891 PRINT - CALIFORNIA FRUIT ORCHARDS. "Fruit Gathering in California." Two great hand colored engravings on one page. Shows farmers at harvest time in an orange orchard, and sun-drying peaches and apricots. From original London Illustrated, 1891. 16" x 11" $50
019ca: 1924 Northern California Map. Large scale, great detail. Railroads and shipping lines shown. Large inset of Bay Area. 28x22 in. $80
021ca: 1885 California Lumbering. Rare views of the industry from the London Graphic. Collector's item. 11x16 in. $60
022ca: 1873 Seal Rocks San Francisco. Hand colored engraving from Picturesque America. 12-1/2x9-1/2 in. $40
023ca: 1882 Colusa County California Interior. Cowboys shooting wild geese. Hand colored engraving, Leslie's Newspaper front page. 11x16 in.
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026ca: 1876 Stockton California. Hand colored lithograph. Farm scene at harvest time in the great interior valley. 14x11 in. $60
027ca: 1870 California Railroad View. This beautiful wood-engraved print is titled "Central Pacific Railway of America: Valley in the Sierra Nevada." The print is from the April 9, 1870 issue of the Illustrated London News. Next to the image is a short article about the beautiful scenery of the Sierra Nevada along the lines of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads. This print is hand colored, and it’s in excellent condition. 11" x 16" $40
028ca: 1886 Map of California. Litho in outline color. Genuine antique map by Cram. 13-1/2x21-1/2 in. $50
029ca: 1873 California. "Native Californians Lassoing a Bear." Hand colored steel engraving by FOC Darley. 12-1/2x9 in. $50
031ca: c.1890 Northern California Map. Inset of San Francisco Bay Area. Color antique topographical map, shows western portion of Nevada. Color by counties, lists chief cities, excellent detail. 22x14-1/2 in. $40
032ca: c.1880 California & Oregon Civil War Map. Published in color for Civil War Atlas by U.S. Government after the War. Scarce antique topographical map, shows forts, rivers, great detail. 29x18 in. $120
033ca: 1885 Print: Grasshoppers Invade California. This professionally hand watercolored engraving is from the July 4, 1885 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The print is titled "California--The Grasshopper Invasion--Descent of a Cloud of Insects on a Grain Farm in El Dorado County." At the top of the print there is an inset view showing grasshoppers stopping a train by covering the tracks. 11" x 16" A genuine antique print produced in 1885, NOT a reproduction! $50
036ca: 1907 Railroad Map of Northern California. Original color engraved antique map by Rand McNally. Lists and shows routes of over three dozen railroads of that era. Large inset of the San Francisco Bay Area. Excellent detail. 27x20 in. $80
101ca: 1901 Map: Northern California and Nevada. Beautiful map from the 1901 first edition of George Cram’s folio-size world atlas. Color coded lines on the map show the names and locations of railroads throughout the region. State and county borders are outlined in yellow. Cities, towns, Indian reservations and geographical features are all shown. This map would look great in a frame! 18x27 in. $100
102ca: 1901 Map: Southern California and Nevada. Beautiful map from the 1901 first edition of George Cram’s folio-size world atlas. Color coded lines on the map show the names and locations of railroads throughout the region. State and county borders are outlined in yellow. Cities, towns and geographical features are all shown. This map would look great in a frame! 18x27 in. $100
104ca: 1895 California Agriculture: Raisins. Set of five photographic scenes on one page from Harper’s Weekly, showing views in the California fields where raisins are produced. Interesting views of agriculture in the Central Valley at the turn of the previous century. 11x16 in. $30
104ca: 1873 View of Yosemite Falls. Hand colored, engraved view of the falls as seen from Yosemite Valley. Published in Picturesque America, an 1873 book about American scenery. 9x13 in. $40
105ca: 1877 California Sierra Nevada Scene. Large, hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "A perilous Trip: Shooting a Flume in the Sierra Nevada." Two men are shown riding down the steep, water-filled flume, past rocks and trees. 16x22 in. $120
106ca: 1853 California Gold Rush: Miners in Camp. Five engraved images from Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, showing life among the miners during the California gold rush. An article on the same page describes the scenes. 11x16 in. $45
107ca: 1873 Scene in Oakland California. Hand colored engraving from Picturesque America, titled "The Oaks of Oakland." Shows a street scene in the city, with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages passing by huge live oak trees. 9x12 in. $40
108ca: 1876 Sonoma County California Views. This color lithograph from a California state atlas shows two views of Sonoma County:land and sawmill owned by the Meeker Bros.Company and the Residence of William Howard, Howard Summit.The left hand border of print has been archivally repaired. Image not affected. 17x14.5 in. $120
109ca: Large panorama of Hotel Green in Pasadena. Beautiful colored lithograph c1910 shows the two main buildings connected by a covered "bridge" walkway. Tear in right side has been archivally repaired and is not visually distracting. 48x14 in. $450
200ca: 1958 Goleta, Santa Barbara CA Map. Interesting, hand-colored map of Goleta and Santa Barbara, CA, printed in 1958 by the Bekins Van and Storage Co. The map is quite detailed, with all streets named and major buildings shown. Locations of parks, cemeteries and the Santa Barbara airport are shown as well. Beneath the map, there is a detailed key with the locations of every street on the map. 18x34 in. $50
210univ: Hand colored lithograph c. 1875 of Mills College in Oakland, CA. Title at the bottom of the page reads "Mills Seminary, Brooklyn, Alameda Co., Cal" note the use of "Brooklyn" as an early name for Oakland. In very good condition. Some minor tape damage reapired int he lower left hand corner 13x16.5 $125
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202ca: Old, Antique Map of Ventura County California. Interesting road map of Ventura County, published in the mid 20th century by the Automobile Club of Southern California. No date is printed on the map. Cities and towns throughout the county are shown, as well as geographical features. This map has been hand colored, and it is in excellent condition. It would look great in a frame!! 19x24 in. $80
204ca: 1873 Thomas Moran Lake Tahoe California View. Beautifully hand colored woodcut engraving, drawn by Thomas Moran and published in Picturesque America 1873. Title is "Lake Tahoe." Shows a view from the lake shore, with a small steamboat in the distance. 9x12 in. $50
205ca: 1873 Thomas Moran Donner Lake California View. Beautifully hand colored woodcut engraving, drawn by Thomas Moran and published in Picturesque America 1873. Title is "Donner Lake, Nevada." Donner lake is now in California, near the Nevada border. Nice panoramic view of the lake, as seen from the mountains nearby. 9x12 in. $50
206ca: 1873: California Sierra Mountains, by Thomas Moran. Hand colored woodcut engraving, drawn by Thomas Moran and published in Picturesque America 1873. Title is "Summit of the Sierras." Shows the tops of the mountains across the horizon, with rocks and mountain vegetation in the foreground. 9x12 in. $50
207ca: 1873 Print: Giant Redwoods of California. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the Feb. 1, 1873 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "The Sentinels--Gigantic Trees of California." It shows a horse and buggy driving between two gigantic redwood trees.. The trees are in what is now called the Calaveras Big Trees State Park, in the central Sierra Nevada mountains. This print is in excellent condition. Size is 11x16 in. $80
208ca: 1888 California Vineyards and Hop Fields. Hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, 1888, titled "Grape and Hop Culture in California." Contains an inset bird’s eye view of the city of San Rafael, as well as views of the grape and hop fields in the area. 11x16 in.
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209ca: 1907 Geographical Topographical and Railroad Map of California. Published by the Califronia State Board of Trade, Ferry Building, San Francisco. This colored map (printed in 3 colors) of California shows counties, towns, shipping routes and railroad lines. There is a smaller map showing area of California compared with ten other states. A summary in the corner shows average yearly product from the soil and mines in California. This map is in perfect condition. size: 25.25x20 in. $80
214ca: Double page spread from Harper's Weekly dated October 30, 1886. Beautiful hand colored engraving showing seven panels titled, Felling the Red-Wood Trees of California. Drawn by Charles Graham. size: 16x22 in. $150
215ca: Beautiful 1872 map of Southern California and Nevada. Published by Asher & Adams in the New Statistical and Topographical Atlas of the United States. Original hand coloring. 17.5x24.5 in. $200
216ca: Very Rare Birds-Eye view of Riverside, California. Beautiful colored lithographs from c1875. Vignettes around center picture show, the Court House, Chaffey College, Irrigating Ditch, and Irrigating an Orange Grove. 13.5x10 in. $80
217ca: Excellent copper engraving from 1671, published by Arnoldus Montanus. Amsterdam, battle of California Indians with the Spanish. Includes matting. Print: 5.5x6.5 in. With Mat: 9.5x11 in. $190
218ca: 1851 Mare Island Straits map. This hand colored engraving shows San Pablo Bay, Mare Island, the Mare Island straits with soundings, the Straits of Karquines(sic) and the Site of Vallejo - the seat of government of California". The title of the map is: "Sketch J No.2, U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, Superintendent, Mare Island Straits CAlifornia, 1851". 8.5x13.5 in. $60
219ca: This engraved 1864 Coast Survey map of Bodega Bay is mounted on linen. The map is titled, " Bodega Bay, California, From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A. D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States, Date of first publication 1864". This is a very detailed sounding map of the bay with special notations at the bottom for tides, sailing directions and sounding explanations. 17.5x14 in. $80
220ca: Atascadero and Atascadero Colony, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Sub-division plat map dated December 1, 1920. Map is done in soft pastels and is two sided with Atascadero Colony on one side and the City of Atascasero on the other. The official county file number of the map is B-B156. 20.5x32.5 in. $75
221ca: Hand colored wood engraving from The Northwest Magazine dated July, 1889. The caption at the bottom is, " General view of Klamath City, California". Image is a distant view showing a horse-shoe bend in the river with a bridge, railroad tracks, streets and buildings. 13.5x20 in. $150
222ca: Thomas Brother's map of East Bay cities. This 1920's map includes the towns of Berkeley, El Cerrito, San Leandro, Oakland, Piedmont and Alameda. Ads for local East Bay busineses are along the top and bottom of the map. On the reverse is a street index for the map and a map of the whole Bay Area. The map was distributed by Palace Van & Storage in Oakland. 28x34 in. $50
223ca: Wine Map of California. This 1940's lithograph was published by the Wine Advisory Board of San Francisco. This large poster is a map of the State of California showing wine making towns, sites of historic wine making events, and other scenes of wine production. There are historic famous quotes bordering the top and bottom of the poster. There is some mending and some staining on the upper right margin. 42x32 in. $400
224ca: 1854 Pulgas Base map. This hand colored engraving shows the "Pulgas Base" line in the San Jose area. The title of the map is: Sketch J No.5, U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, Superintendent, Pulgas Base, California, 1854. Inset of the position of Pulgas Base in the Vicinity of San Francisco Bay. 10x13 in. $50
023thea: A wonderful 1947 twelve page program from the Earl Carrol Theater Restaurant in Hollywood, CA. The stage show was titled "The Most Beautiful Girls In The World". This program is from his 10th year featuring reviews of the shows, their radio broadcasts, celebrities and actual show scenes. 12x9 in. $25
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225ca: This is a RARE chromolithograph done by Britton & Rey for the San Francisco Newsletter's Christmas edition 1883. Image is of the Hotel Del Monte in Monterey. The title of this double spread page is,"Hotel Del Monte, Monterey,Cal. The Leading Seaside Resort of the Pacific Coast". It is a distant view showing the entire hotel building and all of the surrounding gardens. 21x16 in. $450
227ca: 1888 East Bay Views from Picturesque California. This hand colored lithograph shows 4 different scenes from the East Bay. The label at the bottom reads: "Dam at Lake Chabot - Piedmont Springs Hotel - Adam's Point, Lake Merritt, Looking East - Entrance to Univeristy grounds over bridge. It is in excellent condition. 19x14 in. $50
228ca: Beautiful hand colored engraving of California. Map published by J.H. Colton & Co. in 1855. Inset in upper right corner of the City of San Francisco. 14x16.5 in. $300
229ca: The Vintage in California - At Work at the Wine-Presses. Beautiful hand colored wood engraving from the October 5, 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly. This is a popular collectors print that is now becoming scarce because of its appeal. Center crease has been archivally repaired. 16x22 in. $500
230ca: Hand colored wood engraving from the May 3, 1856 issue of Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion. One of the best gold mining prints from this era. Page titled, California Gold Diggers - A Scene from Actual Life at the Mines. 21.5x14.5 in. $500
1124ca: 1887 Map of California. Cram Map of California (1887). Color: Printed in Color. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 13x21 in. $34
231ca: Beautiful hand colored engraving of California. Map published by J.H. Colton & Co. in 1855. Inset in upper right corner of the City of San Francisco. Decorative border surrounds the map. 15x18 in. $350
232ca: Chinese Americans in San Francisco. Two hand colored views from Frank Leslies Ilustrated Newspaper dated August 24, 1878. Images showing California - An Evening in the Chinese Quarter of San Francisco. Top image is titled "The all-night supper spread in the dressing room of the royal Chinese Theatre" Bottom image is titled "Interior of the Royal China Theatre during a performance." Short article between the two images describes the goings on in around the Chinese Theatre. 11x16 in. $60
233ca: Chinese Americans in San Francisco. Three hand colored views from Frank Leslies Ilustrated Newspaper dated August 17, 1878. Images showing California - Arrival at San Francisco of the First Resident Embassy of the Chinese Empire Accredited to the United States, July 25th. Top image is titled "Chinese Merchants of San Francisco paying thier respects to the embassy in the grand parlor of the Palace Hotel." Lower left image is titled "Arrival of the Embassy, escorted by resident merchants at the reception saloon of the hotel." Lower right image is titled "Members of the embassy promendading in the lobby of the hotel after dining." 22x16 in. $100
234ca: Chinese Americans in San Francisco. Three hand colored views from Frank Leslies Ilustrated Newspaper dated June 7, 1878. Images showing California - Phases of Chinese Labor in San Francisco. Top image is titled "Chinese Laundry-work in the Palace Hotel" Lower left image is titled "Chinese Laundry work in the Palace Hotel - The Steam Centrifugal Wringer." Lower right image is titled "Shaving Cleansing and Sraping Heads in the Basement Barber-shop." Short article titled "The Chinese In San Francisco". 11x16 in. $60
235ca: Chinese Americans in San Francisco. Two hand colored views from Frank Leslies Ilustrated Newspaper dated August 24, 1878. Images showing California - The Immense Laundry in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco by H.A. Ogden. Top image is titled "Chinamen Sprinkling and Ironing Hotel Linen" Bottom image is titled "Washing Performed by Machinery." Short article describes the laundry in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. 11x16 in. $60
236ca: Chinese Americans in San Francisco. Hand colored view from Frank Leslies Ilustrated Newspaper dated March 6, 1875. Image titled "A Street Scene in the Chinese Quarter of San Francisco, California, During the Celebration of the Chinese New Year" 22x16 in. $120
237ca: Rare antique print showing five images of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. Hand colored views from Harper's Weekly dated February 22, 1890. Image titled "The Sierra Nevada Snow Blockade". Clockwise captions read "Collapsed snow sheds at Emigrant Gap", "The Outfit Train at Blue Canyon", "Deep Cut Near Summit", "General View of Blue Canyon" and "Ploughing Out Main Track Near Summit". 22x16 in. $250
238ca: Beautiful hand colored views of images in Southern California - In and About San Diego, "The City of Perpetual Summer". From Frank Leslies Ilustrated Newspaper dated March 23, 1880. Five images title "Pierce - Morse Block", "Consolidated National Bank", "View of San Diego Bay & Harbor", "THe First National Bank" and "California National Bank". 11x16 in. $80
239ca: Rare antique print showing the Bohemian club members in 1879. Hand colored view from Harper's Weekly dated August 2, 1879. Image titled "California - Members and Guests of the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, Discussing the Provisions of the New Constitution". 7 1/2x11 in. $40
240ca: Rare antique print showing ten images of the San Francisco. Hand colored views from The Graphic dated February 2, 1884. Titled "Scenes in and around San Francisco California". Images shown relate to hunting in the are, clearing paths for trails through the mountains, logging, fishing, shrimping, Chinatown and chinese lottery. 22x16 in. $200
241ca: 1852 Catalina Harbor And the Anchorage on the N.E. Side of the Island. U.S. Coast Survey of Catalina Harbor And the Anchorage on the N.E. Side of the Island, By the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lieut. James Alden, U.S.N. Assistant. 12x18in. $200
242ca: 1916 The Mount Tamalpais Outdoor Play article written in text, featuring two half-tone photographs with commentary about "Shakuntala," as hundreds of onlookers enjoy the sunshine as they watch the actors perform. 10x14in. $30
243ca: 1888 Views In Lower California. Hand colored wood engraving titled, "Views In Lower California" featuring four different scenes, published in The Illustrated London News on April 21, 1888. 11x16in. $50
244ca: 1901 article published in Scientific American on July 27, 1901. Featuring two views of fog studies on Mt. Tamalpais. 11x16in. $30
245ca: 1872 Coast Scene, Marin County. Hand colored wood engraving titled, "Coast Scene, Marin County." 9x12.5in. $40
246ca: North Of The Golden Gate article published with a picture of Mt. Tamalpais, From Near San Rafael featured above the article. 12x16in. $30
247ca: Mount Tamalpais And Red Porch. Hand colored wood engraving titled, "Mount Tamalpais And Red Porch" published in Picturesque America. 9.5x12.5in. $40
248ca: Residence of J.S. Carter, Esq. AND Residence of Thos. Fallon, Esq. Hand-colored lithograph featuring two different pictures. (Condition: Patched tear on right side of lower picture; barely noticeable). 13x17in. $150
249ca: Nursery of B.S. Fox AND Residence And Orchard of B.S. Fox of San Jose. Hand colored lithograph featuring two different pictures. Excellent condition. 13x17in. $150
250ca: Residence of Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Maddox AND Residence of Mrs. S.L. Knox. Hand colored lithograph featuring two different pictures. (Condition: Small water stain in bottom right near corner; small tea near top right). 13x17in. $150
251ca: Residence of B.F. Watkins and Orchard Farm in top picture AND Somerville Lodge" Farm & Residence of L.H. Bascom in bottom picture. Both are hand colored lithographs. 13x17in. $150
252ca: 1889 San Rafael and the Golden Gate - Drawn by Charles Graham. Six hand colored wood engravings depicting views of San Rafael and surrounding views of the Golden Gate. Published in Harper's Weekly on January 26, 1889. Volume XXXIII., No. 1675. 11x16in. $
253ca: 1856 Los Angeles. Very rare view of Los Angeles, published in the U.S.P.R.S. Exp. & Surveys - Cal., Plate X. Sepia-colored lithograph depicting Los Angeles, before modern civilization took over. 9x11.5in. $300
254ca: 1856 Mission of San Diego.Very rare view of the Mission of San Diego, published in the U.S.P.R.S. Exp. & Surveys - Cal., Plate XIL. Lithograph of the Mission of San Diego as it sits in the background of a small grove of trees. 8.5x11.5in. $180
255ca: 1856 Lynch Law in California - Surrender of Prisoners At the County Gaol, San Francisco. Hand colored wood engraving published in The Illustrated London News on July 12, 1856. Featured on the bottom of page with text and other engravings on top. 11x16in. $30