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Auction 180, Lot 230

"Map of the City of Los Angeles Showing Railway Systems",

Subject: Los Angeles, California

Period: 1906 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
21.8 x 24.4 inches
55.4 x 62 cm
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A detailed map by the noteworthy Laura Whitlock, one of the few female mapmakers in the United States at the time. The map is centered on downtown and extends to Slauson Avenue in the south, Pico Heights in the west, and Highland Park in the northeast. Color overprinting reveals the numerous rail lines of the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railways winding throughout the region. Surrounded by a comprehensive street index. Folds into red paper wrappers (3.5 x 8.0").

Whitlock's maps were frequently copied on the market, but she was very diligent in litigating to protect her copyright. In fact, one of Whitlock's maps was involved in the first conviction for copyright infringement in the United States. Click herefor a newspaper story from the June 11, 1913 issue of the Los Angeles Herald detailing the conviction.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with light toning, minor staining, and a few tiny splits at the fold junctions. Paper wrappers are soiled and worn.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $180

Closed on 11/18/2020

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