The Hi-Lead

Hi-Lead #1: Wall Maps

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This installment: wall maps.

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1. Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe Mining Claims, 1875

Parkinson, T. D.
Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe Mining Claims in Storey & Lyon Counties, Nevada
Compiled from official surveys and other reliable data.

San Francisco: G. T. Brown & Co., Lith., 1875. Second edition.

A lithographed map of the Comstock Lode measuring 31 by 26 inches, with individual mining claims outlined in hand color.

SOLD

2. Handcolored Wall Map of South America

 

[Note: This is a computer-generated view of the map if it were assembled. This view is missing the border (see more images below) and the color is less than perfect. Note the darkened band at the top right.]

Edward Stanford Ltd.

Stanford's Library Map of South America

London: Edward Stanford Ltd., 1922. "New Edition" (The British Library also records editions in 1864, 1878, 1890, 1895, 1919).

A very attractive four-sheet wall map of South America printed in black and highlighted with brilliant hand color. The sheets measure 32 inches by 36 inches and combine to produce a map roughly five feet wide and six feet tall.

$450

3. Tonopah Mining District - 1912

 
Moran, William J.

Tonopah Mining District, Nye County, Nevada

Compiled and published by William J. Moran, U.S. Mineral Surveyor. Formerly Macdonald and Moran.

San Francisco: Britton & Rey, 1912. First edition.

The Tonopah silver strike, in 1900, sparked the last big precious metal find in the West. This is one of the best-known and most attractive maps of the district, and it was published as the mines were reaching their peak.

$1,250

4. Napa and Solano Counties (California 1908)

 
Punnett Brothers.

Map of Napa and Solano Counties, Cal.

San Francisco: Punnett Brothers, 1908.

A 30 x 31 blueline map of these two North Bay counties. The map has handcoloring for the county outlines, and shows the township grid, towns and cities, ranchos, rivers, railroads, and roads. A significant portion of Sonoma County is also shown.

$225

5. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1922

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Baltimore & Ohio System

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1922.

An attractive color United States map depicting the B&O railroad, along with connecting trains and ferries for travel throughout North America.

SOLD

6. Biblical Map of Paul's Travels (1906)

Kent, Charles Foster.

St. Paul's Journeys and the Early Christian Church (40–100 A.D.).

 

New York: Abingdon Press, 1906. This is Sheet VII in Kent & Madsen's Biblical Wall Map series, lithographed in color, laid down on canvas, and mounted on wooden dowels.

SOLD

7. San Mateo County (California) Wall Map 1910

 

Bromfield, Davenport.

Map of the County of San Mateo, California
Compiled from the county records by Davenport Bromfields, civil engineer, ex-county surveyor.

San Francisco: Britton & Rey, 1910.

A terrific early 20th century map in the classic style of the period, with an elaborate title section and a decorative border. The map is lithographed on four large sheets, each measuring 32 by 46 inches. The full map is roughly 5 by 8 feet when assembled.

SOLD

8. Humboldt County 1911 Wall Map

 

Edward Denny & Co.

Denny's Official Map of the County of Humboldt, California
Showing townships, sections and property ownerships compiled from official surveys, records and private data.

San Francisco: Edward Denny & Co., 1911. 

This is a very nice example of what is probably the best of the early 20th century maps of Humboldt County.

SOLD

9. Good Roads Everywhere! 1924

Mulford, John C. (principal cartographer).

United States Touring Map
Showing 150,000 miles of principally traveled highways.

Washington DC: Automobile Club of America and the National Highway Association, 1924.

A large (52 by 36 inches), dramatic map of the United States showing the main highways in 1924. The map is a charming amalgam of information, advocacy, and hyperbole, showing the major roads of the country, while simultaneously advocating for a more extensive and better national highway system.

SOLD

10. 1928 Thomas Bros. Atlas with Two Wall Maps

Thomas Brothers.

Atlas of 175 Western Cities and Towns [cover title: Atlas of Cities and Towns in the Western States]
Giving Contact with Reliable Real Estate Brokers.

Oakland: Thomas Bros., (n.d but circa 1928).

A three-volume atlas screw-bound into stiff leatherette covers (labeled volume one, but actually incorporating all three sections). This atlas includes approximately 125 blueprint maps of towns in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah; two wall maps of the Los Angeles area; and two colored maps.

SOLD