COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Schmidt Litho. Co.
Date:
1919
Short Title:
Text Page: Pictorial Map of Fresno County and Mid-California's Garden of the Sun
Publisher:
Fresno County Chamber of Commerce
Publisher Location:
Fresno, Calif.
Type:
Text Page
Obj Height cm:
50
Obj Width cm:
64
Note:
On one side of this brochure is a large full color bird's eye view of Fresno county, folded into self wrappers pictorial covers 25x11, with mailer on one side showing postage 2 cents, which helps date this piece. First class postage in the U.S. was set at 2 cents in 1919 and raised to 3 cents in 1932. The map contains a large art deco title cartouche and is bordered by more than 30 black and white photo illustrations and color vignettes of important local landscapes, architecture and areas of industry and agriculture such as Yosemite National Park, Orange Grove, Typical Homes and Artesian Wells, Oil Fields, etc. Covering the areas of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern, is bordered by The map extends to include San Francisco and its bay. On verso: text and Automobile Road Map of Fresno County, Yosemite Valley, Huntington Lake, General Grant National Park, Sequoia National Park, Scale 1:506,880.
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
(Text Page to) Pictorial Map of Fresno County and Mid-California's Garden of the Sun. Schmidt Litho. Co. Fresno & S.F. (on verso: cover title and) Automobile Road Map of Fresno County, Yosemite Valley, Huntington Lake, General Grant National Park, Sequoia National Park. Map of Fresno County : Showing principal automobile roads. Routes and Map Bureau , California State Automobile Association. 1678 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco. Published by Fresno County Chamber of Commerce. Fresno, California. Schmidt Litho. Co. Fresno & S.F.
List No:
8069.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
Schmidt Litho. Co.
Pub Date:
1919
Pub Title:
Pictorial Map of Fresno County and Mid-California's Garden of the Sun. Schmidt Litho. Co. Fresno & S.F. (on verso: cover title and) Automobile Road Map of Fresno County, Yosemite Valley, Huntington Lake, General Grant National Park, Sequoia National Park. Map of Fresno County : Showing principal automobile roads. Routes and Map Bureau , California State Automobile Association. 1678 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco. Published by Fresno County Chamber of Commerce. Fresno, California. Schmidt Litho. Co. Fresno & S.F.
Pub Note:
On one side of this brochure is a large full color bird's eye view of Fresno county, folded into self wrappers pictorial covers 25x11, with mailer on one side showing postage 2 cents, which helps date this piece. First class postage in the U.S. was set at 2 cents in 1919 and raised to 3 cents in 1932. The map contains a large art deco title cartouche and is bordered by more than 30 black and white photo illustrations and color vignettes of important local landscapes, architecture and areas of industry and agriculture such as Yosemite National Park, Orange Grove, Typical Homes and Artesian Wells, Oil Fields, etc. Covering the areas of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern, is bordered by The map extends to include San Francisco and its bay. On verso: text and Automobile Road Map of Fresno County, Yosemite Valley, Huntington Lake, General Grant National Park, Sequoia National Park, Scale 1:506,880.
Pub List No:
8069.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
25
Pub Width cm:
11
Image No:
8069002
Authors:
Schmidt Litho. Co.
