Image of a map of the state of California with counties and railroad routes identified; twenty vignettes of eye-level views of scenic destinations including the Hotel Del Coronado, the Hotel Del Monte, the state capitol, the Lick Observatory, and wilderness areas and bodies of water throughout the state; with three insets of the state outline with printed references about soil, temperature, and the area of California as compared to ten eastern states; vignette of the seal of the State of California in lower right margin. Probable date based on the absence of Orange County on the map (formed in 1889) and printer history. "E. McD. Johnstone"--text, artist's signature, lower left margin. "Dickman-Jones Co. Lith. S.F."--text, lower right margin. "Copyrighted."--text, lower left margin. "Annual rainfall. / In inches"--text, lower center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 75.25 x 56.83 cm (29 5/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
California--Pictorial works Hotels--Pictorial works Mountains--Pictorial works Railroads--United States--Maps Tourism--Pictorial works Wilderness areas--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Maps. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Transportation Large Size Railroad The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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