This stunning, separately published bird's-eye view of San Francisco was created by Frederick Hess. The view depicts the growing city from Nob Hill. Two and three-story buildings fill the city block pattern while pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages fill the streets. In the background, the San Francisco Bay with Alcatraz Island complete the composition. Fortress Alcatraz was completed in 1858 to protect the approaches to San Francisco Bay, and was officially designated as a military prison in 1868. The view is surrounded by 22 vignettes of important buildings and streets in San Francisco, including the city hall, St. Mary's Cathedral, the Cliff House, California Street, and the Grand Hotel, among others.

References: Reps #322.

Condition: B+

Issued folding on a faintly toned sheet. There are archival repairs to a number of short fold separations and a couple of edge tears confined to the top blank margin.