"San Francisco in Maps" documents the evolution of this fascinating and beautiful city through 72 breathtaking antiquarian maps, spanning four centuries. The gorgeous maps, many of them hand colored and rarely seen, bring alive the history of this vibrant city. These maps range from the early days when they served to aid ship navigation of this unfamiliar and frequently foggy harbor; to the gold rush era in the mid-1800s, when the city's population grew exponentially and it saw the beginnings of neighborhoods like Chinatown ...
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"San Francisco in Maps" documents the evolution of this fascinating and beautiful city through 72 breathtaking antiquarian maps, spanning four centuries. The gorgeous maps, many of them hand colored and rarely seen, bring alive the history of this vibrant city. These maps range from the early days when they served to aid ship navigation of this unfamiliar and frequently foggy harbor; to the gold rush era in the mid-1800s, when the city's population grew exponentially and it saw the beginnings of neighborhoods like Chinatown, many of which persist to today; to the period before and after the great earthquake of 1906, which destroyed 80 percent of the city, and from out of which modern San Francisco emerged.
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Fine copy in fine dust jacket. In shrink wrap. 4to. 176 pps. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 2006 hardcover with jacket/minor smudges on the endpapers & small remainder mark/clean & unmarked text. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Very good in Very good jacket. 176 pages. Frontis illustrations. Illustrations (most in color). Maps. Introduction by David Rumsey. Coda. Appendix: Makers of Maps and Views of San Francisco. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Sally B. Woodbrige is an architectural historian and critic who lives in Berkeley and has been writing books and articles about California architecture and architects for more than 50 years. David Rumsey is an American map collector and the founder of the David Rumsey Map Collection. He is also the president of Cartography Associates. Rumsey was a lecturer in art at the Yale School of Art for several years. The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection is one of the world's largest private map collections. It has over 150, 000 maps and cartographic items. The collection was created by David Rumsey who, after making his fortune in real estate, focused initially on collecting 18th-and 19th century maps of North and South America, as this era "saw the rise of modern cartography." San Francisco in Maps documents the evolution of this fascinating and beautiful city through 72 breathtaking antiquarian maps, spanning four centuries. The gorgeous maps, many of them hand colored and rarely seen, bring alive the history of this vibrant city. These maps range from the early days when they served to aid ship navigation of this unfamiliar and frequently foggy harbor; to the gold rush era in the mid-1800s, when the city's population grew exponentially and it saw the beginnings of neighborhoods like Chinatown, many of which persist to today; to the period before and after the great earthquake of 1906, which destroyed 80 percent of the city, and from out of which modern San Francisco emerged.
