Antique Maps of The United States - California CD

: Antique Maps of The United States California CD

Antique Maps of The United States - California CD
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Product Description : "These maps show how the cities in California emerged from pastoral to urban as the population burgeoned and business flourished, and it was on June 11, 1856, that the City and County of San Francisco was formed. What a strange town was that, the San Francisco of 1856, with its 30,000 people in speedy transition from a city of tents and shacks to one of brick and stone buildings. The view of San Francisco, formerly Yerba Buena is a faithful and accurate representation of the city as it appeared in that year. However, by 1860, the city was showing visible signs of prosperity and well-being as can be seen by the depiction of well dressed cheerful families out on a picnic or a stroll. The elegant buildings, residential, commercial and congregational stand out in contrast to the open spaces viewed in the 1846 map and by 1870 San Francisco had become the tenth largest city in the United States. The map of Los Angeles, as it was way back in 1871, is picture perfect and fit for adorning any home as a painting. Just enlarge it, download it and frame it. The vibrant colors used and the details etched on the side are quaint and tell a story of the city?s life as it was then. Founded in 1781, Los Angeles could boast of sky scrapers, a prosperous city center and elegant residential areas by 1909. One of the wonderful aspects of the turn-of-the-century era was the multitude of grandiose schemes for the development of California. In the early 1900's, the country had rebounded from the depression of the 1890's, so a renewed sense of optimism was the mood of the day - view this fascinating transition on this CD."

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