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Auction 177, Lot 183

"Thurston’s Map Cities of Pasadena South Pasadena San Marino and Altadena… [on verso] Map of Los Angeles & Adjacent Counties", Thurston, Albert

Subject: Los Angeles, Southern California

Period: 1928 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.2 x 16 inches
33.5 x 40.6 cm
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This promotional brochure contains two maps and was issued by the Altadena Chamber of Commerce. The map on verso (13.2 x 16.0") depicts the cities of Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino with good detail and locates the Rose Bowl, Cal Tech, and the Huntington Estate. Surrounded by a street index and advertisements at top. The verso contains a road map of Southern California (23.7 x 13.3") showing the best roads, trails, "mountain telephones", oil fields, camping places, and a numbered key to 34 golf clubs in the region. Self-folding (3.6 x 8.5"). While Thurston produced several maps of Los Angeles and Pasadena, we found no examples of this map on OCLC or elsewhere.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with light toning and a few tiny splits at the fold junctions.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/29/2020

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