Scarce Western Airlines travel poster for San Diego. We estimated the date based upon the San Diego skyline and the cars in the parking lot of the marina.
The First Survey of the New Border of California and Mexico. "The first detailed printed account of the regions traversed by Salazar, the surveyor for the Mexican border commission . . . Salazar's duties only took him to San Diego and to the...
Fine Early Birdseye View of San Diego Extremely rare two-stone tinted-lithograph view of San Diego, made by California's greatest view maker, Eli Sheldon Glover, in 1876. The view was published by Schneider and Kueppers of San Diego and lithographed...
Colored By Ranchos! Fine early map of San Diego County, published by Edward M. Burbeck. the map shows the progress of township subdivisions, but is most noteworthy for its illustration of ranchos in color, an unusual feature for printed maps. Dozens...
Detailed map of the Roads of San Diego County, published by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Includes a large inset map of the city of San Diego.
Unrecorded map showing the original Master Plan for the area between La Costa / Solana Beach and the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant Lands, by Charles H. Cheney, one of the most important city planners of the 20th century. Charles H. Cheney, was the father...
Early San Diego County water map, focusing on the cities of Vista and San Marcos in the North County region. The map was made by C.W. Watson for the Vista Chamber of Commerce. The map shows the initial subdivisions of what is now a major suburb of...
Detailed geological survey map from the WW II Period, centered on Lower Otay Reservoir, Jamul, Proctor Valley and the Jamul Mountains. Extends from Sweetwater Reservoir and Spring Valley in the Northwest to Lawson Valley, Mellor Ranch and Lyons Peak...
Lively pictorial map of San Diego, prepared for soldiers on leave from the Naval Training Center during WWII. The map extends north to La Jolla, showing the USO facility at 7776 Eads Avenue, and East Balboa Park. The map is centered on Lindbergh...
Detailed geological survey map from the WW II Period, extending from El Cajon and Fletcher HIlls in the southwest to Warner Ranch and Vallecitos in the northwest, Gower Truck Trail, Capitan Reservoir and Indian Reservation in the northeast, and Sequan...
Detailed aeronautical map of Southern California covering the region from south of the Mexican border to the Central Valley. Most of Los Angeles and San Diego (with an inset of San Diego) can be seen on one side, with the other focusing on the region...
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....
Vintage pictorial map of Southern California, issued by The All-Year Club of Southern California to promote tourism to the region in the middle of the 20th century. The main map includes an overview of Southern California (stretching up to Mono...
First American Map of the Bay of San Diego Nice example of the first edition of the US Coast Survey's first mapping of San Diego Bay. This first edition can be distinguished from the 2nd edition by the addition of the official seal of the US Coast...
Rare Separately Issued Variant Edition of The First Modern Map of San Diego Bay -- Thick Paper -- Presentation Copy: Rare variant of the 1853 US Coast Survey's first mapping of San Diego Bay. The present example has several changes for the standard...
Nice example of the much sought after large format survey of San Diego Bay, form the US Coast Survey. Extends from False (Mission) Bay and the Pacific Beach area, south to Imperial Beach and the Mexican border. Hundreds of soundings. Shows several of...