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Auction 193, Lot 231

"San Francisco and Vicinity Issued by the Southern Pacific", Matthews-Northrup Co

Subject: San Francisco, California

Period: 1914 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
27.3 x 26 inches
69.3 x 66 cm
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This is the first edition map of San Francisco issued by the Southern Pacific Railroad for the Panama Pacific Exposition, which is prominently highlighted in red adjacent to the Presidio. The street-grid pattern of the city is laid out and both street car lines and the lines of the Southern Pacific are identified in red overprinting. The map features a large inset of the San Francisco area, a street index, and list of prominent institutions and buildings. Related tourist text on verso. Self-folding into pictorial wrappers (4.0 x 9.0”).

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a clean bright sheet with one tiny split at a fold junction closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $120

Closed on 6/21/2023

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