Subject: San Francisco, California
Period: 1854 (dated)
Publication: History of the World
Color: Printed Color
Size:
16.2 x 7.7 inches
41.1 x 19.6 cm
An early and justly famous view of San Francisco. Thirteen points of interest are listed and keyed to the view including Contra Costa in the distance, the California Exchange, the Marine Telegraph, and more. The harbor is filled with ships, and the city's growth is already evident. A remarkable, historical, early and very desirable tinted lithographic view. Printed on a full sheet that measures 18.6 x 12.5".
References: Reps (Views) #272.
Condition: B+
Mostly clean and bright with an archivally repaired edge tear that extends 0.5" into the image at left. A fold separation in the bottom blank margin has also been closed on verso with archival tape.
